Order of the Red Banner (Afghanistan)

Award

The Order of the Red Banner (Pashto: د سره بینر امر) was a military decoration of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. The medal had been awarded to Afghan citizens as well as foreigners and institutions for services to the state.^[1]

Overview

The order was established on December 24, 1980. The grounds for the award were: feats performed in a combat situation and with a clear danger to life, outstanding combat leadership, excellent combat actions of military units and military formations, concrete successes in economic and cultural development. It was last awarded in 1992.^[2] Many soldiers who served in the Soviet–Afghan War were awarded the order.^[3]

Recipients

• Dmitry Yazov
• Norat Ter-Grigoryants^[4]
• Boris Gromov^[5]
• Sergey Sokolov (marshal)
• Pavel Grachev
• Vladimir Kuznetsov^[6]
• 15th Independent Special Forces Brigade^[7]
• Military Logistics Academy
• General Khushal Peroz
• Abdul Rashid Dostum
• Shahnawaz Tanai
• Mohammed Najibullah

References

1. НАГРАДЫ АФГАНИСТАНА. nagrada-info.narod.ru (in Russian). Retrieved June 8, 2021.
2. Орден Красного Знамени Демократической Республики Афганистан. scucin-avia.narod.ru (in Russian). Retrieved June 8, 2021.
3. База данных награжденных орденом Красной Звезды за Афганистан.. Мое Семейное древо (in Russian). Archived from the original on August 13, 2021.
4. Тер-Григорьянц - 70-я Отдельная Гвардейская Мотострелковая Бригада (in Russian).
5. Russia & the Successor States Briefing Service. Longman Group UK Limited. 1993.
6. Наши современники. afghan-yar.msk.ru (in Russian).
7. Разведчик 12: Спецназ вчера, сегодня, завтра. 15-й бригаде спецназа – 45 лет!. Солдаты России (in Russian).