01-30-2006, 07:44 PM
Interesting question ...
I am just guessing, why they awarded no Order of Glory for post-war actions.
Maybe, due to political reasons.
In the old tzarist Russia, there where always special awards for normal soldiers. The honorable award for soldiers was the George-cross. The ribbon of the Order of Glory remind of the George-cross.
Maybe it was political not desired, to have awards that could not reached by everyone, or to have awards belonging to special groups. Maybe it was the purpose not to remember on the award system of the tzarist Russia and the social class system of Russia.
But also the highest military Order, "The Order of Victory" was not awarded for post war actions, maybe it was the purpose to connect both awards only with the Great Patriotric War? To make these awards exclusive.
But maybe the answer lies in the Statute of the Order. They changed the Statute for the Order of Glory on 26.02 and 16.12.1947 and on 08.08.1957.
I am just guessing, why they awarded no Order of Glory for post-war actions.
Maybe, due to political reasons.
In the old tzarist Russia, there where always special awards for normal soldiers. The honorable award for soldiers was the George-cross. The ribbon of the Order of Glory remind of the George-cross.
Maybe it was political not desired, to have awards that could not reached by everyone, or to have awards belonging to special groups. Maybe it was the purpose not to remember on the award system of the tzarist Russia and the social class system of Russia.
But also the highest military Order, "The Order of Victory" was not awarded for post war actions, maybe it was the purpose to connect both awards only with the Great Patriotric War? To make these awards exclusive.
But maybe the answer lies in the Statute of the Order. They changed the Statute for the Order of Glory on 26.02 and 16.12.1947 and on 08.08.1957.
