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Order of Alexander Nevsky 
The Order of Alexander NevskyAwarded by the 
Soviet Union, 
RussiaType Single-grade order Eligibility Army officers Awarded for Personal courage and resolute leadership. Status Active Statistics Established July 29, 1942 First awarded November 5, 1942 Total awarded 50,585 Precedence Next (higher) Order of Kutuzov Next (lower) Order of Military Merit
Order of the Red Star (USSR)
Ribbon of the Order of Alexander NevskyThe Order of Alexander Nevsky [1] (Russian: орден Александра Невского) is an order of merit bestowed by the Russian Federation. It is named in honour of Alexander Nevsky's struggle with the Teutonic Knights.
The order was established as a military honour of the Soviet Union on July 29, 1942. It bears a similar name to the Imperial Order of St. Alexander Nevsky which had been established by Empress Catherine I of Russia in 1725, and continued to be bestowed by the heads of the House of Romanov after the 1917 Russian Revolution.
The Order of Alexander Nevsky was reinstated by the Soviet Union, minus the words "Imperial" and "Saint". During World War II the order was granted to more than 42,000 Soviet servicemen, about 70 foreign generals and officers, and over 1,470 military units that display the order on their banners. Since then, the order has been regarded solely as a military award.
The star of the order is to be worn on the right breast. The ribbon is red (width 24 mm) with a center yellow stripe (width 1.5 mm). The weight of order is 40.8±1.7 g with 37.056±1.387 g of silver.
See also
Hero Titles Hero of the Soviet Union • Hero of Socialist Labour • Mother Heroine
Civil and Military Orders Military Orders Order of Victory • Order of the Red Banner • Order of Suvorov • Order of Ushakov • Order of Kutuzov • Order of Nakhimov • Order of the Red Star • Order of the Patriotic War • Order of Alexander Nevsky • Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky • Order of Glory • Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces
Civil Orders Orders, Decorations, and Medals of the Russian FederationHero Titles Civil and Military Orders Military Orders Order of St. George • Order of Zhukov • Order of Suvorov • Order of Ushakov • Order of Kutuzov • Order of Nakhimov • Order of Alexander Nevsky • Order of Military Merit • Order of Naval Merit • Cross of St. George
Civilian Orders Order of Honour • Order of Friendship • Order of Parental Glory
Categories:- Military awards and decorations of the Soviet Union
- Military awards and decorations of Russia
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