The Order of Glory (Order Slavy - Орден Славы) was a decoration of the Soviet Union. Established on November 8, 1943, it was granted to non-commissioned officers, corporals and soldiers of the Soviet Armed Forces, as well as second lieutenants (alféreces) of the Air Force, for their courage in the face of the enemy.
The Order of Glory, which had a design similar to the tsarist Order of St. George, had three grades. Initially a person received the third class and could be subsequently promoted to higher grades by other acts of value; who received the three degrees was called Knight of the Order of Glory (Polniy Kavaler Ordenov Slavy). Nearly 2,600 people, including four women, earned this Knight degree.
The insignia of the Order consisted of a five-pointed star with a central disc: golden star with golden disc for the 1st class, silver star with a golden disc for the 2nd class and silver star with a silver disc for the 3rd class . The central disc, with a design very similar to that of the Order of Victory, showed the Spásskaya tower of the Moscow Kremlin, with a five-pointed star, enameled in red, at its highest point. The whole was surrounded by a wreath of wheat and a ribbon like parchment, also enameled in red, in the lower part, in which is the word "Slava" (Glory). The reverse had the Cyrillic letters "CCCP" (USSR) inside a ring.
The Order's ribbon was orange with three black stripes, as in the Cross of St. George for what was called the "Georgian Ribbon".
The Order of Glory disappeared after the collapse of the Soviet Union. In 2000, it was replaced by the Order of St. George, which was restored to serve the same purpose as the Order of Glory: reward the bravery of non-commissioned officers and troop class. Medals and ribbons
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