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.
| Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic | |
|---|---|
 Gold Star Medal of Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic | |
| Type | Honorary title |
| Awarded for | Heroic feats in service to the people of Mongolia |
| Presented by |  Mongolian People's Republic |
| Eligibility | Mongolian and foreign citizens |
| First awarded | 23 September 1922 |
| Last awarded | 19 July 1989 |
| Total | 59 |
| Total awarded posthumously | 2 |
 Ribbon | |
| Related | Hero of Labour of the Mongolian People's Republic |
History
editSoon 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.[1][2]
Notable Recipients
editMongolian
edit- Damdin Sükhbaatar – Minister of War of Mongolia
- Khatanbaatar Magsarjav – Former Prime Minister of Mongolia
- Khorloogiin Choibalsan – Marshal of the Mongolian People's Republic
- Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal – Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Great Khural[3]
- Batyn Dorj – Minister of Defense of the Mongolian People's Republic
- Butochiyn Tsog – Mongolian general[4]
- Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa – Mongolian Cosmonaut[3]
- Bagziin Givaan – Veteran of Border Guards who took part in the Battle of Baitag Bogd.[5]
Foreign
edit- Joseph Stalin – Leader of the Soviet Union
- Kliment Voroshilov – Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
- Gherman Titov – Soviet Cosmonaut
- Andriyan Nikolayev – Soviet Cosmonaut
- Pavel Belyayev – Soviet Cosmonaut
- Georgy Zhukov – Marshal of the Soviet Union[6]
- Ivan Konev – Marshal of the Soviet Union
- Issa Pliyev – General of the Army (Soviet Union)
- Leonid Brezhnev – General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union[7][8]
- Alexei Kosygin – Prime Minister of the Soviet Union
- Dmitry Ustinov – Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union
References
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- ^ "Награды Монголии - МЕДАЛЬ "ЗОЛОТАЯ ЗВЕЗДА" ГЕРОЯ МНР". 2011-11-24. Archived from the original on 2011-11-24. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ a b Sanders, Alan (2003). Historical Dictionary of Mongolia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810866010.
- ^ "Монголын зэвсэгт хүчний хөгжлийн шинэ үе". eToim.mn. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ "Монгол Улсын Баатар БЭГЗИЙН ГИВААН /1926-1948/".
- ^ "Төрийн хонжин Дүүрэнжаргал хурандаа". sonin.mn (in Mongolian). Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ World Marxist Review. Progress Books. 1982.
- ^ Daily Report: Asia & Pacific. The Service. November 1982.