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Brezhnev, Leonid Ilyich
- Date of birth:
- January 1st, 1907 (Kamenskoye, Russian Empire)
- Date of death:
- November 10th, 1982 (Moscow, Soviet Union)
- Buried on:
- Kremlin Wall Necropolis
- Nationality:
- Soviet (1922-1991, People's Republic)
Biography
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Orden Krasnogo Znameni (1925-1943)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 16th, 1943
Ceskoslovenský vojenský rád Bilého lva "Za vítezství" Star 1st Class
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1945
Order Krzyza Grunwaldu 2nd Class
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1946
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1946
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1946
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1946
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1947
- Awarded on:
- December 18th, 1956
No. 281153
Dukelská pametni medaile
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1960
Order of the Fighter for Independence - Grand Cross
- Awarded on:
- February 1961
- Awarded on:
- June 17th, 1961
- Awarded on:
- June 17th, 1961
No. 344996
Bintang Republik Indonesia Adipurna
- Awarded on:
- 1961
Order of the Yugoslav Star - Great Star
- Awarded on:
- 1962
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1964
- Awarded on:
- December 18th, 1966
No. 11320
"Khalkhyn golyn baildaany yalaltyn 30 zhilyn oin" medal
- Awarded on:
- 1969
- Awarded on:
- May 5th, 1970
- Awarded on:
- May 5th, 1970
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1971
No. 401096
- Awarded on:
- 1971
- Awarded on:
- 1971
- Awarded on:
- 1971
- Awarded on:
- 1971
- Awarded on:
- February 1973
- Awarded on:
- June 12th, 1973
Hero of the People's Republic of Bulgaria
- Awarded on:
- August 9th, 1973
- Awarded on:
- August 9th, 1973
Medal 20 years of the Storming of the Moncada barracks
- Awarded on:
- 1973
- Awarded on:
- January 29th, 1974
- Awarded on:
- July 21st, 1974
Revoked by the Polish government on 10 July 1990.
Karl Marx-orde
- Awarded on:
- October 1974
Orden de Mayo - Gran Cruz
- Awarded on:
- 1974
- Awarded on:
- 1974
- Awarded on:
- 1974
- Awarded on:
- March 1975
Medal of Peace / Joliot-Curie Medal of Peace
- Awarded on:
- November 14th, 1975
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1975
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1975
- Awarded on:
- October 29th, 1976
- Awarded on:
- October 29th, 1976
Ordinul Steaua României - 1st class
- Awarded on:
- November 24th, 1976
- Awarded on:
- December 13th, 1976
- Awarded on:
- December 13th, 1976
- Awarded on:
- December 14th, 1976
- Awarded on:
- December 14th, 1976
- Awarded on:
- December 15th, 1976
Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun suurristi ketjuineen (SVR SR ketj)
- Awarded on:
- December 16th, 1976
Order of the Flag of the Republic of Hungary
- Awarded on:
- December 17th, 1976
- Awarded on:
- December 18th, 1976
No. 97 / II
- Awarded on:
- December 18th, 1976
No. 425869
- Awarded on:
- December 1976
- Awarded on:
- December 1976
- Awarded on:
- 1976
- Awarded on:
- 1976
- Awarded on:
- 1976
- Awarded on:
- 1976
Otto Hahn Peace Medal
- Awarded on:
- September 1977
- Awarded on:
- November 16th, 1977
- Awarded on:
- May 1978
Order of the Sun of Peru - Grand Cross with diamonds
- Awarded on:
- June 1978
- Awarded on:
- November 23rd, 1978
- Awarded on:
- December 19th, 1978
No. 5 / III
- Awarded on:
- December 19th, 1978
No. 432408
- Awarded on:
- 1978
- Awarded on:
- March 14th, 1979
No. 58256
- Awarded on:
- April 20th, 1979
- Awarded on:
- December 18th, 1979
- Awarded on:
- December 18th, 1979
- Awarded on:
- 1979
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1979
Gold Star Order
- Period:
- Vietnam War (1955-1975)
- Awarded on:
- July 1980
- Awarded on:
- October 13th, 1980
Order of the Grand Star of Honour of Socialist Ethiopia
- Awarded on:
- October 1980
- Awarded on:
- December 18th, 1980
- Awarded on:
- 1980
- Awarded on:
- December 15th, 1981
- Awarded on:
- December 15th, 1981
Gold Star of the Hero of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Awarded on:
- December 15th, 1981
- Awarded on:
- December 15th, 1981
- Awarded on:
- December 16th, 1981
- Awarded on:
- December 16th, 1981
Order of the Sun of Liberty
- Awarded on:
- December 16th, 1981
- Awarded on:
- December 18th, 1981
No. 2 / IV
- Awarded on:
- December 18th, 1981
No. 458500
- Awarded on:
- December 18th, 1981
- Awarded on:
- December 18th, 1981
- Awarded on:
- December 18th, 1981
- Awarded on:
- December 21st, 1981
- Awarded on:
- December 21st, 1981
- Awarded on:
- December 1981
- Awarded on:
- December 1981
- Awarded on:
- December 1981
- Awarded on:
- December 1981
- Awarded on:
- December 1981
- Awarded on:
- December 1981
- Awarded on:
- February 15th, 1982
Order of the National Flag - 1st Class
- Awarded on:
- August 19th, 1982
Order of the 14th October Revolution
- Awarded on:
- September 1982
- Awarded on:
- 1982
Sources
- Photo 1: Public Domain
- - Mirnagrad
- Четырежды Герой Советского Союза и Герой Социалистического Труда Брежнев Леонид Ильич :: Герои страны
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