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
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
Batyn Dorj – Minister of Defense of the Mongolian People's Republic
Butochiyn Tsog – Mongolian general
Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa – Mongolian Cosmonaut
Bagziin Givaan – Veteran of Border Guards who took part in the Battle of Baitag Bogd.
Foreign
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
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 Alexei Kosygin – Prime Minister of the Soviet Union Dmitry Ustinov – Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union
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)