The Order of Georgi Dimitrov is a Bulgarian Order established on 17 June 1950 (re-established 5 April 1991) and awarded to national and foreign citizens for exceptional merit. It was also automatically awarded to recipients of The Hero Of The People’s Republic Of Bulgaria and The Hero Of Socialist Labour titles.
It was originally designed by K. Lazarov and modified by O. Odabashyan.
The Order Of Bravery is a Bulgarian medal awarded to Military Personnel and Civilians for bravery and courage in battle or for strengthening the integrity of the country and public safety.
Foreign soldiers of allied armies could also be awarded this order for participation in joint combat operations. There are two variations of this award, originally one which is numbered and then issued later, one which is unnumbered.
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bronze for NCOs.
As an incentive to lure infantry, artillery, cavalry, and engineer officers into aviation to become pilots, the Japanese Army instituted its pilot’s badge in time for the graduation of the first pilots.
The award was abolished in 1940, but the NCO class badge was still awarded up until the end of WW2.
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The Order of The People’s Republic of Bulgaria (or Орден Народна Република България) is a Bulgarian Order established on 18 June 1947 and awarded to Bulgarians and foreign citizens for success and merits in different spheres of activity.
The Order of People’s Liberty is a Bulgarian Order established in 1945 and awarded to Bulgarian and foreign citizens for the participation in the revolutionary fight of Bulgarian people.
The medal was designed by B. Angelushev and was worn as a screw-back badge until 1960 (and from then on worn on a 5 sided soviet style suspension).It’s made of silvered bronze with red and green enamels, and measures 49.5 mm x 51.5 mm.
There are 4 variations of this award’s construction: A five-piece breast star (1945-1949), a four-piece breast star (1949-1958), a four-piece on a ribbon (1958-c1970) and a single piece on a ribbon (c1970 onwards).
The Order of The 9 September 1944 is a Bulgarian Order awarded to Bulgarian and foreign citizens who took part in the armed insurrection of 9 September 1944 and later to participants in the founding and consolidating of the people’s authority.
The Order was created on the first anniversary of the seizure of power by the Bulgarian Communists backed by the Soviet Russian Red Army and awarded to those who had participated actively in the fight against Nazi German forces and had worked actively to establish a Communist regime in Bulgaria.
There are 2 variations of this award for civilians and for military personnel, the military variation having additional swords. The Order was canceled in 1991.
The medal was designed by B. Angelushev and produced initially by the Strahil Miloshev workshops, later by the State Mint, Sofia. It was worn on a plain red neck ribbon until 1958, and from then on worn on a 5 sided soviet style suspension on the chest.
The National Order of Labour was an Order of Merit awarded to Bulgarian and foreign citizens for excellence of outstanding achievements or innovations or excellence in organisation, as well as to artists and scientists for long service to the nation. It was established during the Kingdom of Bulgaria from 1945 to 1946, and continued through the People’s Republic of Bulgaria from 1946 to 1990.
The Order existed in three grades:
Awarded until 1955 with either a tri-fold ribbon for males or a bow for females, after which the ribbon device was a 5 sided soviet design. The original design was created by D. Uzunov And L. Dimitrov. From 1977 the order was redesigned by B. Kozarevym and M. Markovym to a 5 sided star shape. The ribbon was red with a thin green stripe and a thin white stripe on the edge (the colors of the Bulgarian flag).
The Royal Bulgarian Observer’s Badge was instituted in 1935 and worn by Bulgarian observers during WWII as well as awarded to German Luftwaffe observers serving with Bulgarian airmen.
The badge is made in silvered bronze, white metal, and enamels. It measures 36 millimeters by 52 millimeters and is made of multiple pieces with a backing plate and fastening screw on the reverse. It was manufactured by Bulgarian and German manufacturers.
The Royal Bulgarian Observer’s Badge was discontinued in 1944.
The Royal Bulgarian Pilot’s Badge was instituted in 1936 and often awarded to German pilots serving on the Balkans alongside Bulgarian airmen.
The badge is made in silvered bronze, white metal, and enamels. It measures 36 millimeters by 52 millimeters and is made of multiple pieces with a backing plate and fastening screw on the reverse. It was manufactured by Bulgarian and German manufacturers.
The Royal Bulgarian Pilot’s Badge was discontinued in 1944.
The Hero of Maternal Glory Medal is a Bulgarian honorary title awarded to mothers who gave birth to and raised ten or more children. It was established by a decree of the Presidium of the First National Assembly on December 13, 1950, and until June 9, 1952. Originally named Hero Of Maternal Glory, this award was renamed Mother Heroine on 9 June 1952.
The medal is the sixth of ten honorary titles in the award system of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria. The change of the original name was dictated by the establishment of the three-degree Mother’s Glory Order, which has a different status of the honorary title.
