Awards and decorations received by Leonid Brezhnev

The following is a full list of awards and decorations of Leonid Brezhnev, Soviet president and statesman, sorted into two sections; foreign and domestic.

Domestic

Award or decoration		Date	Place	Awarded for
	Hero of the Soviet Union	18 December 1966 18 December 1976 19 December 1978 18 December 1981		"Heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society."
	Hero of Socialist Labour	17 June 1961		"Exceptional achievements in national economy and culture."
	Order of Lenin	Eight Awards		Outstanding services rendered to the State.
	Order of the October Revolution	Two Awards		"Services furthering communism or the state, or in enhancing the defences of the Soviet Union"
	Order of the Red Banner	Two Awards		Heroism in combat or other extraordinary accomplishments of military valor during combat operations
	Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, 2nd class			Exceptional duty in combat operations that led to the liberation of the Soviet territory
	Order of the Patriotic War			Exceptional duty and courage in the battle for the Soviet Motherland, and soldiers whose actions contributed to the success of military operations
	Order of the Red Star			Exceptional service in the cause of the defence of the Soviet Union in both war and peace
	Medal for Combat Service
	Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin"
	Medal "For the Defence of Odessa"			For all the participants of the defence of Odessa
	Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus"			For all the participants of the defence of Caucasus
	Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"			To all civilian and military personnel in the Soviet army, navy and the NKVD.
	Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"			To all civilian and military personnel in the Soviet army, navy and the NKVD.
	Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"			To all civilian and military personnel in the Soviet army, navy and the NKVD.
	Medal "For the Liberation of Warsaw"			To all civilian and military personnel in the Soviet army, navy and the NKVD who were directly involved in the liberation of Warsaw
	Medal "For the Capture of Vienna"			To all civilian and military personnel in the Soviet army, navy and the NKVD who were directly involved in the siege of Vienna
	Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"			Workers, technicians and employees of industry and transport, farmers and agricultural experts, scientists, artists, authors, officials, party members, trade union members and members of other public organisations who contributed to the Soviet war effort against Germany.
	Medal "For Strengthening Military Cooperation"	1979		Contribution to strengthening the military cooperation between various military branches
	Medal "For the Restoration of the Black Metallurgy Enterprises of the South"			Workers, technicians and employees of industry and transport, farmers and agricultural experts, scientists, artists, authors, officials, party members, trade union members and members of other public organisations who contributed to the Soviet war effort against Germany.
	Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands"			Collective farmers, workers on state farms, common labourers, Party and state officials, trade union members and Komsomol members for contributions they made during the Virgin Lands Campaign
	Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"	1958		Awarded to marshals, generals, admirals, officers and servicement to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Soviet armed forces
	Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"	1968		Awarded to marshals, generals, admirals, officers and servicement to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Soviet armed forces
	Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"	1978		Awarded to marshals, generals, admirals, officers and servicement to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Soviet armed forces
	Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad"	1957		Awarded to marshals, generals, admirals, officers and servicement to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Soviet armed forces
	Medal "In Commemoration of the 1500th Anniversary of Kiev"	1982		"his contribution to the socio-cultural and economic development of the Ukrainian capital of Kiev."
	Lenin Prize for Literature	1979		for The Small Land, part of a series popularly referred to as Brezhnev's trilogy.
	Lenin Peace Prize	1973
	Order of Victory	20 February 1978 (revoked in 1989)

Foreign

Award or decoration		Country	Date	Place	Awarded for
	Order of the Sun of Liberty	Democratic Republic of Afghanistan	1981	Kabul
	Bangladesh Liberation War Honour[1]	People's Republic of Bangladesh	2012	Dhaka
	Hero of the People's Republic of Bulgaria	People's Republic of Bulgaria	1973, 1976, 1981	Sofia
	Order of Georgi Dimitrov	People's Republic of Bulgaria		Sofia
	Medal for "100 Years of Liberation from Ottoman Slavery"	People's Republic of Bulgaria
	Hero of the Republic of Cuba	Republic of Cuba	1981	Havana
	Order of José Martí	Republic of Cuba	1974	Havana
	Order of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes	Republic of Cuba	1981	Havana
	Order of Playa Girón	Republic of Cuba	1976	Havana
	Medal "20 Years Anniversary of the Moncada Barracks Attack"	Republic of Cuba	1973	Havana
	Commemorative Medal "For the 20th Anniversary of the Revolutionary Armed Forces"	Republic of Cuba	1976	Havana
	Hero of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic	Czechoslovak Socialist Republic	5 May 1970, 26 November 1976, 16 December 1981	Prague	"extraordinary merits for the republic connected with a hero achievement or repeated achievements."
	Order of Klement Gottwald	Czechoslovak Socialist Republic	1970, 1976, 1978, 1981	Prague	"outstanding merit for realisation of the socialism system in Czechoslovakia."
	Order of the White Lion	Czechoslovak Socialist Republic	1946	Prague	"outstanding services to the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic."
	Medal "In Commemoration of the Battle of Dukla Pass"	Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
	Military Commemorative Medal	Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
	Czechoslovak War Cross	Czechoslovak Socialist Republic	1945, 1947	Prague	"acts of military valor."
	Medal for Bravery Before the Enemy	Czechoslovak Socialist Republic	1945	Prague	"for bravery against the enemy"
	Order of the White Rose of Finland	Republic of Finland	1976	Helsinki	"civil or military merit."
	Order of Karl Marx	German Democratic Republic	1974, 1979, 1981	East Berlin
	Hero of the German Democratic Republic	German Democratic Republic	1976, 1979, 1981	East Berlin	"extraordinary achievements and earnings/services the hero acts for the GDR, for their development and all-round stabilization, for which international acknowledgement and authority achieved as well as for its safe military protection."
	Order of the Banner	People's Republic of Hungary	1976, 1981	Budapest
	The Star of the Republic of Indonesia	Republic of Indonesia			First Class
	Gold Medal of the Nation	Lao People's Democratic Republic
	Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic	Mongolian People's Republic	1976	Ulan Bator
	Hero of Labor of the Mongolian People's Republic	Mongolian People's Republic
	Order of Sukhbaatar	Mongolian People's Republic	1966, 1971, 1976, 1981	Ulan Bator
	Medal "30 Years Anniversary of the Victory Over Japan"	Mongolian People's Republic
	Medal "30 Years of Khalkhin Gol Victory"	Mongolian People's Republic	1969	Ulan Bator	Awarded to participants of the Battles of Khalkhin Gol
	Medal "40 Years Anniversary of Khalkhin Gol Victory"	Mongolian People's Republic
	Medal "50 Years Anniversary of the Mongolian Revolution"	Mongolian People's Republic	1971	Ulan Bator	Awarded to participants of the Battles of Khalkhin Gol
	Medal "50 Years Anniversary of the Mongolian Peoples Army"	Mongolian People's Republic
	Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun	Republic of Peru	1978	Lima
	Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta	People's Republic of Poland	1976	Warsaw
	Cross of Grunwald, 2nd Class	People's Republic of Poland	1946	Warsaw
	Medal "For the Odra, Nissa, Baltic"	People's Republic of Poland	1946	Warsaw	"to commemorate the great victory of the Polish soldiers who fought for the new boundaries of the rivers Oder and Nisse and on the Baltic coast, and who saw to the return of Poland's ancient Slavic lands to the west and north, and to congratulate these participants in their struggle."
	Medal of Victory and Freedom	People's Republic of Poland	1946	Warsaw	"to commemorate the victory of the Polish Nation and Its Allies above a barbarism of hitlerism, and a triumph of a democratic freedom idea, and to award persons, who helped in this victory and triumph by their acting or suffering in the country or abroad, by May 9, 1945"
	Order of the Star of Romania	Socialist Republic of Romania	1976	Bucharest
	Order of the Victory of Socialism	Socialist Republic of Romania	1981	Bucharest
	Hero of Labor	Socialist Republic of Vietnam
	Order of Ho Chi Minh	Socialist Republic of Vietnam	1982	Hanoi	"outstanding achievements in one of the areas of politics, economics, literature, arts, science, technology, national defense, security, diplomacy or other fields."
	Order of the Yugoslav Great Star	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	1962	Belgrade	"development and strengthening of peace and cooperation between nations."
	Order of Freedom	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	1976	Belgrade	"skillful leadership and outstanding courage."

References

1. Friends of freedom honoured