Victory,03,Marshal Of The Soviet Union Stalin

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Here is a special bit of research. Stalin's first Order "Victory".


Family, STALIN
Name And Patronym, Iosif Vissarionovich
Military Rank, Generalissimus Of The Soviet Union
Year Of Birth, 21st December 1879
Place Of Birth, Gori, Georgian SSR
Party Membership, Member Russian Social Democratic Workers Party from 1898, Member All-Union Communist Party (Bolshevik) from 1902
Nationality, Georgian
Place Of Service, Supreme Chief Commander Of The Armed Forces Of The USSR
Current Address Of Awardee, Moscow, Kremlin

Red Banner 20-11-1919 #3
Red Banner 22-02-1930 #19
Hero Of Socialist Labour 20-12-1939
Suvorov 1st Class 06-11-1943 #112
Victory 29-07-1944 #3
Red Banner (3rd Award) 03-11-1944 #1361
Victory 26-06-1945 #10
Hero Of The Soviet Union 26-06-1945
Medal "XX Years Of RKKA" 28-10-1943
Medal "For The Defence Of Moscow"
Lenin #117864 20-12-1949



Decree
Presidium Of The Supreme Soviet USSR
On awarding the Order "Victory" to Marshal Of The Soviet Union
Stalin, Iosif Vissarionovich

For exceptional merits in the organisation and conducting of defensive operations of the Red Army, leading to the largest defeat of the German armies and to a fundamental change to the situation of the front of the war with German-Fascist invaders in favour of the Red Army, awards

Order "Victory"
Marshal Of The Soviet Union Stalin, Iosif Vissarionovich

President Of The Presidium Of The Supreme Soviet USSR M. Kalinin
Secretary Of The Presidium Of The Supreme Soviet USSR A. Gorkin

Moscow, Kremlin
29th July 1944.

[CtahhR]

Just in case you can't imagine what it would look like - Here's an artist's impression. Stalin's official portrait cAugust 1944 - June 1945.

[Rogi]

Short but precise citation :D very nice :) Thank you for pulling his citation up.