| Order of the Iron Spur | |||
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| Founded | November 1916 | ||
| Patron | Sviatoslav the Conqueror | ||
| Founder | Ivan Tsiapka | ||
| Komtur | Yaroslav Yurchyshyn | ||
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Order of the Iron Spur (in Ukrainian, Орден Залізної Остроги) is a male troop of the Ukrainian Plast Scouting organization. It is sequentially the 15th kurin' (troop) of 'Rover Scouts' ("starshi plastuny").
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