Nadezhda Popova
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Nadezhda Vasilyevna Popova was a squadron commander in the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Regiment during the Second World War who achieved significant domestic publicity after completing 18 bombing s
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Popova with Russian president Medvedev in 2009
Order of the Red Banner
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The Order of the Red Banner was the first Soviet military decoration. The Order was established on 16 September 1918, during the Russian Civil War by decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Commit
Nadezhda Popova
…Order of Lenin (23 February 1945) Three Order of the Red Banner (19 October 1942, 25 October 1943, and 15 June 1945) Two Order of the Patriotic War 1st class (30 August 1944 and 11 March 1985…
The Order of the Red Banner
First variant Russian Order of the Red Banner on red cloth from 1918 to 1924
Marshal of the Soviet Union Vasily Blyukher wearing four first variant Orders of the Red Banner
1933 stamp marking the 15th anniversary of the Order of the Red Banner