2nd class, also known as the "order for service to the motherland". this order was awarded to the soldiers for achievements in combat and political training, for maintaining high combat readiness and developing new equipment, high performance in service, successful fulfillment of special command t..
Konstantin Konstantinovich (Xaverevich) Rokossovsky (Polish: Konstanty Rokossowski) was a Soviet officer of Polish origin who became Marshal of the Soviet Union, Marshal of Poland and served as Poland's Defence Minister from 1949 until his removal in 1956 during the Polish October. He was among the ..