 military awards of world war ii were presented by most of the combatants. the following is from the article world war ii, removed from that article for clarity, and represents an incomplete list of some of the awards. ==allied powers== ===soviet union=== *hero of the soviet union *order of lenin *order of victory *order of the red banner *order of suvorov *order of kutuzov *order of ushakov *order of nakhimov *order of glory *order of alexander nevsky *order of the patriotic war *order of the red star *medal "for the victory over germany in the great patriotic war 1941â1945" *medal "for the victory over japan" *medal "for the defence of leningrad" *medal "for the defence of odessa" *medal "for the defence of sevastopol" *medal "for the defence of stalingrad" *medal "for the defence of moscow" *medal "for the defence of the caucasus" *medal "for the defence of the soviet transarctic" *medal "for the defence of kiev" *medal "for the capture of berlin" *medal "for the capture of vienna" *medal "for the capture of kÃ¶nigsberg" *medal "for the capture of budapest" *medal "for the liberation of prague" *medal "for the liberation of warsaw" *medal "for the liberation of belgrade" in soviet union orders and medals were also awarded to cities and military divisions. ===united states===  *medal of honor *navy cross *distinguished service cross *distinguished service medal *navy distinguished service medal *legion of merit *silver star *bronze star *soldier's medal *purple heart *distinguished flying cross *air medal *world war ii victory medal *asiatic-pacific campaign medal *european-african-middle eastern campaign medal *american campaign medal ===united kingdom=== *victoria cross *george cross *order of the bath *order of the british empire *distinguished service order *distinguished service cross *military cross *distinguished flying cross *air force cross *distinguished conduct medal *conspicuous gallantry medal *distinguished service medal *military medal *distinguished flying medal *air force medal *burma gallantry medal *george medal *mention in despatches *1939-1945 star *atlantic star *
Military_awards_and_decorations World_War_II