Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky (Soviet Union)

Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky
Order with the same name is issued by Ukraine
Established	October 10, 1943
First awarded	October 28, 1943
Total	8451
Ribbon of the Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky 3rd class

The Order of Bohdan Khmelnitsky (

. It was the only Red Army award to be written in the Ukrainian language.

The order was discontinued after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. A similar award, the

German-Soviet War

.

Description

The General Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet filmmaker Alexander Dovzhenko, and poet Mykola Bazhan initiated the idea to create this award. The order was created during World War II and was awarded to Soviet Armed Forces personnel and often the members of the Ukrainian Front (coincidentally three of them were reinstated on October 20, 1943) for their exceptional duty in combat operations that led to the liberation of Soviet territory. The Order of Bohdan Khmelnitsky was broken down into three different classes: 1st class, 2nd class and 3rd class. General Alexei Danilov became the first recipient of the 1st class Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky.

The 1st class medal was awarded to army commanders, especially at the front, for successful direction of combat operations that led to the liberation of a region or town where they were successful in inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy. Altogether 323 people were awarded Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky 1st class.

Distinguished people who received this order were several future

amongst others.

The 2nd class medal was awarded to corps, divisions, brigade or battalion commanders for a breach of a defensive enemy line or a raid into the enemy's rear. 2400 people were awarded Order of Bohdan Khmelnitsky, 2nd class.

The 3rd class medal was awarded to officers, partisan commanders, sergeants, corporals and privates of the Red Army and

or Ukrainian partisans.

The Order was discontinued after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. In 1995

to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II. Although it has the same name, it is a different medal.

First Class	Second Class	Third Class
Ribbon

External links

• Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky
• president.gov.ua - Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi