Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky (Soviet Union)
The Order of Bohdan Khmelnitsky (Russian: Орден Богдана Хмельницкого, romanized: Orden Bogdana Khmel'nitskogo, Ukrainian: Орден Богдана Хмельницького, romanized: Orden Bohdana Khmelʹnytsʹkoho) was a Soviet award named after Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Hetman (leader) of the Ukrainian Cossack Hetmanate The award was first established on October 10, 1943, by the Presidium of Supreme Soviet of the USSR during World War II. It was the only Red Army award to be written in the Ukrainian language.
| Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky | |
|---|---|
Soviet Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky 3rd class | |
| Type | 3 grade order |
| Awarded for | Exceptional duty in combat operations that led to the liberation of the Soviet territory |
| Presented by | Soviet Union |
| Eligibility | Soviet Armed Forces personnel |
| Campaign(s) | German-Soviet War and others |
| Status | discontinued in the Soviet Union, 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 was discontinued after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. A similar award, the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, was begun on May 3, 1995, by Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma to commemorate the 50th anniversary of victory in the German-Soviet War.
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