Award or decoration
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Country
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Date
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Place
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Note
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Ref
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Order of People's Liberty 1st Class a
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Bulgaria
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25 November 1947
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Sofia
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Awarded for the participation in the revolutionary struggle of the Bulgarian people.
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[9][10][2]
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Order of the 9 September 1944 1st Class with Swords a
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Awarded to Bulgarian and foreign citizens who took part in the armed insurrection of 9 September 1944.
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Order of Georgi Dimitrov a
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22 September 1965
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Sofia
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Awarded for exceptional merit. Awarded with the title of "People's Hero of Bulgaria".
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[2]
|
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Order of the White Lion 1st Class with Collar (awarded two times)
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Czechoslovakia
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22 March 1946 26 September 1964
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Prague Brijuni
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The highest order of Czechoslovakia.
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[2]
|
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Military Order of the White Lion 1st Class
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22 March 1946
|
Prague
|
Highest military order of Czechoslovakia.
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[2]
|
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Order of the Slovak National Uprising 1st Class
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22 March 1946
|
Prague
|
Military order of the Slovakia (then part of Czechoslovakia).
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[2]
|
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Czechoslovak War Cross 1939-1945
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22 March 1946
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Prague
|
Military decoration of Czechoslovakia.
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[2]
|
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Military Merit Cross 1939-1945
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22 March 1946
|
Prague
|
Military decoration of Czechoslovakia.
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[2]
|
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Order of Karl Marx a (awarded two times)
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East Germany
|
12 November 1974 12 January 1977
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Berlin Belgrade
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The most prestigious order of East Germany.
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[2]
|
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Grand Star of People's Friendship in Gold a
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8 June 1965
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Berlin
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Order of East Germany, awarded for contributions to the preservation of peace.
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[2]
|
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Order of Merit of the People's Republic of Hungary, Military Grand Cross
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Hungary
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7 December 1947
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Budapest
|
Hungarian national order.
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[2]
|
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Order of Merit of the People's Republic of Hungary, 1st Class (Civil)
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7 December 1947
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Budapest
|
Highest Hungarian order of merit.
|
[2]
|
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Order of the Flag of People's Republic of Hungary 1st Class
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14 September 1964
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Budapest
|
Hungarian national order.
|
[2]
|
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War Order Virtuti Militari, I Class
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Poland
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15 March 1946
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Warsaw
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Poland's highest war decoration for courage in the face of the enemy.
|
[2][11]
|
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Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (awarded two times)
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25 June 1964 4 May 1973
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Warsaw Brdo Castle
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Then Poland's highest civilian order for foreigners and Poles.
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[2]
|
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Cross of Grunwald 1st Class a
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19 October 1945
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Belgrade
|
Then Polish highest military decoration.
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[2]
|
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Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945
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16 March 1946
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Warsaw
|
Polish military medal. 670,000 of the medals were awarded between 1958 and 1992.
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[2]
|
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Partisan Cross
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16 March 1946
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Warsaw
|
Polish Partisan Cross. 55,000 of the medals were awarded.
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[2]
|
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Order of Michael the Brave (3rd, 2nd, and 1st Class received)
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Romania
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19 December 1947
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Bucharest
|
Romania's highest military decoration, instituted by King Ferdinand I.
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[2]
|
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Order of the Star of Romania 1st Class
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18 April 1966
|
Bucharest
|
Romania's highest civil order.
|
[2]
|
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Order of the Victory of Socialism a
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16 May 1972
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Drobeta-Turnu Severin
|
Highest Romanian decoration, awarded with the title of "People's Hero of Romania".
|
[2]
|
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Order of Lenin a
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Soviet Union
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5 June 1972
|
Moscow
|
Highest National Order of the Soviet Union.
|
[2]
|
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Order of the October Revolution a
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16 August 1977
|
Moscow
|
Second highest National Order of the Soviet Union.
|
[2]
|
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Order of Victory a
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9 September 1945
|
Belgrade
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Highest military decoration of the Soviet Union, one of only 5 foreigners to receive it.
|
[12]
|
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Order of Suvorov 1st Class
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September 1944
|
Moscow
|
Soviet military decoration, awarded to military personnel for exceptional leadership in combat.
|
[2]
|
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Twenty Years Of Victory In The Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 Medal a
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30 June 1965
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Moscow
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Great Patriotic War jubilee commemorative medal of the Soviet Union.
|
[2]
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Note: aNow defunct.
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