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🗓 #OTD in 1939, the Gold Star medal was established. ☝️ It was awarded to identify the recipients of the title "Hero of the Soviet Union" & is worn above any other orders & medals. 🎖 The Gold Star was bestowed upon 12,777 people, 11,695 of them during the #GreatPatrioticWar. https://t.co/VcAsJ6bHl0 — PolitiTweet.org