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Orden Otechestvennoi voiny 1

The Order of the Patriotic War 1st Class has three types. Type 1 has a rectangular suspension with a red ribbon and was produced from May 1942 until June 1943. This type consists of four parts. On the reverse of the suspension a screw is attached, but to avoid the order from swinging from side to side the first two variations also have a stick-pin soldered on the back of the rayed star. Type 2 was produced as of June 1943 and doesn’t have a suspension but a screwback. De gouden ster is nu met drie verbindingen aan de schroef aan de achterkant vastgemaakt. Type 3 was produced from 1984 until 1991. This type consists of two parts, has a gold-plated sickle and hammer, a gold plated rayed star and a raised mint mark.

Until the dissolution of the Soviet Union, a total of approximately 2.398.000 pieces of the 1st Class were awarded, including approximately 2.162.000 1985 issues.

Type 1
- Variation 1 (Pin, low suspension, not flat reverse)
- Variation 2 (Pin, high suspension, almost flat reverse)
- Variation 3 (No stick-pin, almost flat reverse)

Type 2
- Variation 1 (Spokes on reverse at 2, 6 and 10 o’clock. Mintmark on 1 line)
- Variation 2 (Spokes on reverse at 12, 4 and 8 o’clock. Mintmark on 2 lines)
- Variation 3 (Spokes on reverse at 2, 6 and 10 o’clock. Mintmark on 2 lines)
- Variation 4 (Spokes on reverse at 12, 4 and 8 o’clock. Mintmark on 2 lines)

Type 3
- Variation 1 (With dimple, stamped out area under mintmark)
- Variation 2 (Without dimple, no stamped out area under mintmark)
- Variation 3 (With dimple, stamped out area under mintmark)

Aganov, Sergei Khristorovich* June 4th, 1917
† February 1st, 1996

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Gaidar, Arkady Petrovich* January 9th, 1904
† October 26th, 1941

Gareyev, Musa Gaisinovich* June 9th, 1922
† September 17th, 1987

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Gavrilov, Ivan Vasilyevich* October 19th, 1899
† April 26th, 1945

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Gayfullin, Abdrakhman Zaynullovich* September 6th, 1908
† April 17th, 1945

Gelovani, Archil Viktorovich* November 27th, 1915
† August 19th, 1978

Gerhardt, Charles Hunter "Uncle Charlie" (General)* June 6th, 1895
† October 9th, 1976
Plot: 2 Row: RH Grave: 3861

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Glinka, Dmitry Borisovich* December 10th, 1917
† March 1st, 1979

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Golovachov, Pavel Yakovlevich* December 15th, 1917
† July 2nd, 1972

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Golovko, Pavel Andreevich* December 31st, 1925
† July 30th, 1961

Golubkov, Nikolay Nikolayevich* January 26th, 1926
† August 9th, 1945

Gorbunov, Vladimir Ivanovich* 1918
† April 18th, 1945

Gorshkov, Sergei Georgiyevich* February 26th, 1910
† May 13th, 1988

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Green, Charles Patrick* March 30th, 1914
† April 10th, 1999

Greshilov, Mikhail Vasilyevich G.* November 15th, 1912
† March 8th, 2004

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Grigorievna, Mazanik Yelena* March 22nd, 1914
† April 7th, 1996

Grizodubova, Valentina Stepanovna* May 10th, 1909
† April 28th, 1993

Gulayev, Nikolai Dmitriyevich* February 26th, 1918
† September 27th, 1985

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Gusakovsky, Iosif Irakliyevich* December 25th, 1904
† February 20th, 1995

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