Bogdan Khmelnitsky Order (Soviet Union)
The Bogdan Khmelnitsky Order ( Russian Орден Богдана Хмельницкого ) was a military order of the Soviet Union named after Khmelnitsky , a Ukrainian Cossack ataman .
The three-class order was founded on October 10, 1943 by the government under Josef Stalin . In contrast to the other military awards donated during the Second World War, this medal could also be awarded to partisans. In contrast to the Suvorov and Kutuzov medals , this medal was not only awarded to officers. Sergeants, NCOs and ordinary soldiers could also be honored with it.
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the victory over Germany, another three-class award of the same name was donated in the Ukraine in May 1995 .
Design of the order
Order star
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The star of the order is domed in all three classes. In the spaces between the rays of the star there is a filling with bundles of rays. On the star there is a medallion with a portrait of Khmelnitsky with a mace and fur hat. In addition to the portrait, the inscription "БОГДАН ХМЕЛЬНИЦЬКИЙ" (in German: Bogdan Chmel´nickij) is on the star of the order of the first and second class. The medallion is enclosed by a border, which shows two crossed sabers in the lower part and tendril ornaments in the upper part. In the third grade, the inscription is in the upper area of the ring. The tendril ornaments can only be found in the lower part on the sides of the two sabers.
The star of the order consists of gold (star and medallion) and silver (ring) in the first class, gold (medallion) and silver (star and ring) in the second class, and only silver in the third class.
Medal clasp
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The basic colors of the medal clasp ( ribbon buckle ) were blue and white. The medal clasp of the first class had a 5 mm wide white central stripe on a blue background. In the clasp of the second class there were two white marginal strips with a width of 3 mm each. The third class had a central and two edge strips, each 2 mm wide.
Award
The Bogdan Khmelnitsky Order was awarded about 320 times in the first class, about 2400 times in the second class and about 5700 times in the third class. The honorees included more than 1,000 units and associations.
Known bearers of the order
- Sydir Kowpak (1887–1967), Major General
- Sergej Birjusow (1904–1964), Marshal of the Soviet Union
- Pyotr Koschewoi (1904–1976), Marshal of the Soviet Union
- Jakow Grigoryevich Kreiser (1905–1969), Army General
- Ivan Chernyakhovsky (1906–1945), Army General
Web links
literature
- Dietrich Herfurth: Military Awards of the USSR. Recordings by Jean Molitor. Military publishing house of the GDR, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-327-00294-0 .