Korea Celebrates 70th Anniversary of Liberation

... highest honorary title of the Soviet Union – Hero of the Soviet Union; V.N. Leonov became a Double Hero of the Soviet Union. More than 15,000 soldiers, officers and generals were awarded orders and medals of the USSR. In 1948, when the Soviet army left North Korea, North Korea established a medal “For the liberation of Korea,” which was awarded to all participants in the country’s liberation. 115 Soviet generals and officers have received the highest awards of the DPRK. The Korean people felt ...