Order of Victory VII of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery

Awarded on the very same day with Order of Victory IV of General Dwight Eisenhower https://asiamedals.info/threads/order-of-victory-iv-of-general-dwight-eisenhower.23715

Currently on display at Imperial War Museum in London.

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together with his 1st class Suvorov order.

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Obverse/reverse.

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Both "Victory" and "Suvorov" were converted from screw to pin fittings.


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Awarded on June 10, 1945 in Frankfurt am Main by Marshal Zukov.

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Original soviet record-card/учётная карточка of Montgomery.

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Registration card again has wrong award day - June 16, 1945. See https://asiamedals.info/threads/order-of-victory-iv-of-general-dwight-eisenhower.23715/

Original awarding decree for his Suvorov order.

Directive of the Praesidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR “On awarding Soviet orders to the top army commanders of Great Britain and the United States of America”

October 4, 1944

"For the outstanding implementation of operations of British and American forces on crossing the English Channel and invading France ... the following awards shall be presented:

Order of Suvorov, 1st class

Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery.

Order of Ushakov, 1st class

Admiral Sir Bertram H. Ramsay.

Order of Kutuzov, 1st class

1. Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory.

2. Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley.

Order of Suvorov, 2nd class

1. Lieutenant General Leonard Townsend Gerow.

2. Major General J. Lawton Collins."​

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With Stalin while wearing his Order of Victory in 1947

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Interesting newsreel regarding his 1947 visit to Moscow.


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Victory order ribbon inside Mongomery ribbon bar.
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Obviously he shorted it.

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Here he is wearing original soviet-made ribbon.

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His medal bar.

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His miniatures.

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Order of Victory order book of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery.

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His order book for the 1st class Suvorov order.

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Even his free travel cards are perfectly preserved.

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