We are all in school history were the subject, which was devoted to military orders for military distinction - the Order of St. George.It was the only military order, awarded to people solely for his services to his country in terms of military action.
Order of St. George has four degrees.Awards were given inconsistent.That is, if a person received the Order of St. George the fourth degree, it is not certain that the next time he received the Order of the third degree.It is likely that it will award the first or second degree.The fact that Catherine II awarded for the quality of services to the country battle, not the quantity.
As mentioned above, the Order of St. George does not imply sequential awarding rights.But always bear in mind that to get any degree of recognition was very difficult.The statute stipulates that in order to get the third or fourth level of services, you first need to collect all the evidence of the heroic deed as well as in detail the whole process.After that, the application was served to the monarch, and he had already decided, whether a person is worthy of such an award or not.
should also say that the Order of St. George has a higher degree of rewarding - it is the first and the second.The statute clearly states that the orders are for, and for what services.It should be noted that with the recognition of the monarch congratulated personally, as well as the order was handed over by his personal discretion.
In order to obtain first and second degree award, a person had to win the war, or an important battle, respectively.That is why the Order of Saint George has been not so many people who have a high degree of reward.
sure it should be noted that in the statute of the Order stated that the number of people that can be awarded is not limited.Thus, any military person of any rank could receive award any degree according to their martial and military merit.
Order of St. George is absolutely free.That is, the Cavaliers did not make any cash contributions.But, nevertheless, they received monetary compensation in the form of an annual pension.That has helped the country to their heroes, as well as taking care of them.Also noteworthy is that the Knight of the Order was granted the right of hereditary nobility.Of course, this is only the case if a person previously it had not.
At the end I would say that the Holders of the Order is not so much.Just four of the Russian Empire.For those who do not know the full cavaliers of the Order of St. George's - these are the people who have received the Order of the four powers.It is very prestigious, and these people are the real heroes.Among them, the prince of Smolensk, and Kutuzov.Just think of the merits of these people in front of our homeland, and you will realize that they are really worthy of this award, as well as its degree nayvysshey.Therefore, we all have to respect these people and to be grateful for their service, because who knows what would have happened to us today, if they do not.
