The title Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic was the highest distinction in the
Mongolian People's Republic (MPR). It was modeled on the
Soviet Union's highest award, the
Hero of the Soviet Union title.
History
Soon after the victory of the
Mongolian Revolution of 1921, the new government formed high degrees of distinction, which was appropriated by the Provisional People's Government . The first such title was the title of "Fearless Hero of the Mongolian People's State", which was awarded on September 23, 1922 to
Damdin Sükhbaatar. On April 24, 1924, the title of "Unyielding People's Hero" was awarded to his colleague
Khatanbaatar Magsarjav Two more Mongolian servicemen were awarded this title for heroism in battles on the border with
Manchuria in 1936. In 1945, a special insignia was introduced for those awarded the title of Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic: the Gold Star of the Hero of the MPR.
Notable Recipients
Mongolian
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Damdin Sükhbaatar –
Minister of War of Mongolia
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Khatanbaatar Magsarjav – Former
Prime Minister of Mongolia
The Prime Minister of Mongolia () is the head of government of Mongolia and heads the Mongolian cabinet. The Prime Minister is appointed by the Mongolian parliament or the State Great Hural, and can be removed by the parliament with a vote of no ...
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Khorloogiin Choibalsan –
Marshal of the Mongolian People's Republic
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Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal –
Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Great Khural
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Batyn Dorj –
Minister of Defense of the Mongolian People's Republic
The Ministry of Defence of Mongolia ( mn, script=Cyrl, Монгол Улсын Батлан хамгаалах яам) is a ministry of the Government of Mongolia. According to the Law on the Defence of Mongolia, the Ministry is responsible for d ...
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Butochiyn Tsog – Mongolian general
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Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa – Mongolian Cosmonaut
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Bagziin Givaan – Veteran of Border Guards who took part in the
Battle of Baitag Bogd.
File:Б.Гиваан.jpg, Bagziin Givaan
File:Sukhbaatar.jpg, Damdin Sükhbaatar
File:Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa.jpeg, Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa
File:Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal Berlin, VIII.jpg, Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal
File:Kh. Choibalsan around 1925.jpg, Khorloogiin Choibalsan
Foreign
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Joseph Stalin –
Leader of the Soviet Union
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Kliment Voroshilov –
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
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Gherman Titov – Soviet Cosmonaut
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Andriyan Nikolayev – Soviet Cosmonaut
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Pavel Belyayev – Soviet Cosmonaut
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Georgy Zhukov –
Marshal of the Soviet Union
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Ivan Konev – Marshal of the Soviet Union
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Issa Pliyev –
General of the Army (Soviet Union)
Army general (russian: генерал армии, general armii) was a rank of the Soviet Union which was first established in June 1940 as a high rank for Red Army generals, inferior only to the marshal of the Soviet Union. In the following ...
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Leonid Brezhnev –
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry.
In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED O ...
[{{Cite book, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fO9jJXsMWecC&q=Hero+of+the+Mongolian+People's+Republic, title=Daily Report: Asia & Pacific, date=November 1982, publisher=The Service, language=en]
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Alexei Kosygin –
Prime Minister of the Soviet Union
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Dmitry Ustinov –
Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union
File:Stalin Full Image.jpg, Joseph Stalin
File:Brezhnev-color.jpg, Leonid Brezhnev
File:Kliment Voroshilov.jpg, Kliment Voroshilov
References
Links
«Золотая Звезда Героя МНР» на сайте Награды Монголии
Orders, decorations, and medals of Mongolia
Mongolian People's Republic
Awards established in 1922
Hero (title)