Fate of The Orders
After the death of the recipient of the Order of Victory, it was to be given back to the state.
- All orders awarded to Soviet commanders, as well as that of Polish Marshal Michal Rola-Zymierski are in Russia.
- The Russian Central Museum of Armed Forces has five orders: two of A. Vasilevsky, two of G. Zhukov and one of R. Malinovsky.
- The State Precious Metals and Gems Repository (Gokhran) in Russia has two orders: K. Rokossovskiy's and M. Rola-Zymierski's.
- All other orders that are in Russia are stored in the Moscow Kremlin, preserved by the Diamond Fund.
- Marshal Tito's order is at the History of Yugoslavia Museum (ex Museum 25. May)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower's Order is on display in the US National Archives Building in Washington, DC, and Bernard Montgomery's Order is in the Imperial War Museum in London.
- The Order of Michael I is allegedly in his estate.
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