Medals and Awards in Russia?

So which were the medals and awards in Russian army? How anybody hasnt discsussed anything about it yet? Which was the highest level medal?

 

We were waiting for you to get us started.

Anyway here's one for the defence of Stalingrad...

 

The Sovjet-Union had many different medals and orders. They had different campaign medals for indeed the defence of Stalingrad, but also Leningrad and Moskow. For an overview Sovjet-Union medals I would recommend to have a look here:
World War 2 Awards.com - U.S.S.R.

You will find there information about different medals and order of the Sovjet-Union and the receipients! :thumb:

Best Regards,

Sebastiaan

 

That's a pretty good site and ive used it often but--still lacking in certain departments--such as--a list of Recipients for the Distinguished Service Cross--which I have access to most of the known names--still not complete and there are around 10,000 recipients. That's just one off the top of my head--but there are others.

For instance--depending on whom you believe? either Dorr or Angolia--the number of Close Combat Clasps in Gold Recoipients can be from 633 to 690-somehting recipients. The German Cross in Gold recipients can number from between over 27,000 to up to about 33,000 recipients. Scherzers book is good-but lots of bad or lack of info in it.

 

Highest medal? Hero of the Soviet Union. Simple five pointed gold color star suspended from a red ribbon.