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
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
Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov was a Soviet military leader who served as a top commander during World War II and achieved the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union. During World War II, Zhukov served as
Order of the Red Banner
…Nikolai Vladimirovich Zateyev (for actions during K-19 crisis, 4 July 1961) Georgy Zhukov (3 times) Vyacheslav Ivanovich Zof…
Non-commissioned officer Georgy Zhukov, Russian Imperial Army, 1916
Zhukov as a regimental commander, 1920s
Graduates of the Leningrad Higher Cavalry School (1924/25). Standing in the third row (right to left): 1. Zhukov, 5. Rokossovsky.