For other uses, see Order of the Red Star (disambiguation).
Award
Order of the Red Star
The Order of the Red Star (obverse)
Type
Single-grade order
Awarded for
Great contribution to the defense of the USSR in war and in peacetime and for ensuring public safety
Presented by
Soviet Union
Eligibility
Soviet military personnel
Status
No longer awarded
Established
6 April 1930
First awarded
September 1930
Last awarded
19 December 1991
Total
3,876,740
Ribbon of the Order of the Red Star
Reverse of the Order of the Red StarLieutenant Colonel Anatoly Lebed wearing his three Orders of the Red Star earned in Afghanistan (Photo from Russian Def Min)Afghanistan veteran Igor Vladimirovich Vysotsky wearing his Order of the Red Star and other awards on civilian attire1946 Soviet 60 kopek stamp bearing the Order of the Red Star
The Order of the Red Star (Russian: Орден Красной Звезды, romanized: Orden Krasnoy Zvezdy) was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 1930[1] but its statute was only defined in decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 5 May 1930.[2] That statute was amended by decrees of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 7 May 1936,[3] of 19 June 1943,[4] of 26 February 1946, of 15 October 1947, of 16 December 1947[5] and by decree No 1803-X of 28 March 1980.[6]
^"Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of April 6, 1930" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 6 April 1930. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
^"Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 5, 1930" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 5 May 1930. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
^"Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 7, 1936" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 7 May 1936. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
^"Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of June 19, 1943" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 19 June 1943. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
^"Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of December 16, 1947" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 16 December 1947. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
^"Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 28, 1980 No 1803-X" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 28 March 1980. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
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