22 Feb 1968
- Filipp Golikov was awarded the Order of the October Revolution and the Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union, Third Class. ww2dbase [Filipp Golikov | CPC]
- Aleksandr Vasilevsky was awarded the Order of Lenin for the sixth time. ww2dbase [Aleksandr Vasilevsky | CPC]
- Ivan Bagramyan was awarded the Order of the October Revolution and was awarded the gold National Emblem of the Soviet Union to his personal arms. ww2dbase [Ivan Bagramyan | CPC]
- Vasily Chuikov was awarded the Order of the October Revolution and was awarded honorary arms with golden national emblem of the Soviet Union. ww2dbase [Vasily Chuikov | CPC]
- Semyon Timoshenko was awarded the Order of the October Revolution and a sword bearing a gold emblem of the Soviet Union. ww2dbase [Semyon Timoshenko | CPC]
- Georgy Zhukov was awarded the Order of the October Revolution. ww2dbase [Georgy Zhukov | CPC]
- Kliment Voroshilov was made a Hero of the Soviet Union for the second time and was awarded the Order of Lenin for the eighth time. ww2dbase [Kliment Voroshilov | CPC]
- Kirill Meretskov was awarded the Order of the October Revolution. ww2dbase [Kirill Meretskov | CPC]
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