The following is a full list of awards and decorations of Leonid Brezhnev, Soviet General Secretary and statesman, sorted into two sections: foreign and domestic.

Domestic Award or decoration Date Awarded for Hero of the Soviet Union 18 December 1966 18 December 1976 19 December 1978 18 December 1981 "Heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society." The medals were also awarded on his birthdays. Hero of Socialist Labour 17 June 1961 "Exceptional achievements in national economy and culture." Order of Lenin 2 December 194718 December 195617 June 196118 December 19662 October 197118 December 197619 December 197818 December 1981 Outstanding services rendered to the State. Order of the October Revolution 14 March 197918 December 1980 "Services furthering communism or the state, or in enhancing the defences of the Soviet Union" Order of the Red Banner 12 March 194229 May 1944 Heroism in combat or other extraordinary accomplishments of military valor during combat operations Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, 2nd class Exceptional duty in combat operations that led to the liberation of the Soviet territory Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class Exceptional duty and courage in the battle for the Soviet Motherland, and soldiers whose actions contributed to the success of military operations Order of the Red Star Exceptional service in the cause of the defence of the Soviet Union in both war and peace Medal for Combat Service Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin" Medal "For the Defence of Odessa" For all the participants of the defence of Odessa Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" For all the participants of the defence of Caucasus Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" To all civilian and military personnel in the Soviet army, navy and the NKVD. Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" To all civilian and military personnel in the Soviet army, navy and the NKVD. Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" To all civilian and military personnel in the Soviet army, navy and the NKVD. Medal "For the Liberation of Warsaw" To all civilian and military personnel in the Soviet army, navy and the NKVD who were directly involved in the liberation of Warsaw Medal "For the Capture of Vienna" To all civilian and military personnel in the Soviet army, navy and the NKVD who were directly involved in the siege of Vienna Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945" Workers, technicians and employees of industry and transport, farmers and agricultural experts, scientists, artists, authors, officials, party members, trade union members and members of other public organisations who contributed to the Soviet war effort against Germany. Medal "For Strengthening Military Cooperation"1979 Contribution to strengthening the military cooperation between various military branches Medal "For the Restoration of the Black Metallurgy Enterprises of the South" Workers, technicians and employees of industry and transport, farmers and agricultural experts, scientists, artists, authors, officials, party members, trade union members and members of other public organisations who contributed to the Soviet war effort against Germany. Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands" Collective farmers, workers on state farms, common labourers, Party and state officials, trade union members and Komsomol members for contributions they made during the Virgin Lands Campaign Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"1958 Awarded to marshals, generals, admirals, officers and servicemen to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Soviet armed forces Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"1968 Awarded to marshals, generals, admirals, officers and servicemen to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Soviet armed forces Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"1978 Awarded to marshals, generals, admirals, officers and servicemen to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Soviet armed forces Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad"1957 Awarded to civilians and armed forces personnel to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the city of Leningrad. Medal "In Commemoration of the 1500th Anniversary of Kiev"1982 "his contribution to the socio-cultural and economic development of the Ukrainian capital of Kiev." Lenin Prize for Literature 1979 for The Small Land, part of a series popularly referred to as Brezhnev's trilogy. Lenin Peace Prize 1973 Order of Victory 20 February 1978 (revoked in 1989) Brezhnev's receipt of the Order of Victory was controversial; the award was restricted to commanding officers of high rank who successfully changed the course of the war in favor of the Red Army during World War II. Brezhnev was a young political officer during the war who did reach the rank of lieutenant general, but did not command responsibility close to the other recipients of the Order. He only received the decoration after he was Premier and thus able to essentially award the medal to himself. As a result of the controversy, the Order of Victory was posthumously revoked in 1989.

Honorary Citizen : Honorary Citizen of Kyiv : Honorary Citizen of Dnipropetrovsk

The Kyiv City Council stripped the title (granted in 1982) of "Honorary Citizen of the City of Kyiv" from Brezhnev on 25 May 2023. The Dnipro City Council (Dnipropetrovsk was renamed to its current name Dnipro in 2016) stripped the title (granted in 1979) of "Honorary Citizen of the City of Dnipropetrovsk/Dnipro" from Brezhnev on 20 December 2023. They both stated they did so in accordance with Ukrainian decommunization laws.

Foreign Award or decoration Country Date Place Awarded for Grand Cross of the Order of May1974 Order of the Sun of Liberty Afghanistan1981Kabul Bangladesh Liberation War HonourFriends of freedom honoured Bangladesh2012Dhaka Hero of the People's Republic of Bulgaria Bulgaria 197319761981 Sofia Order of Georgi Dimitrov Sofia Medal for "100 Years of Liberation from Ottoman Slavery" 1978 30th Anniversary Of The Socialist Revolution In Bulgaria 1974 90th Anniversary Of The Birth Of Georgi Dimitrov 1972 100th Anniversary Of The Birth Of Georgi Dimitrov 1982 Hero of the Republic of Cuba Cuba 1981 Havana Order of José Martí 1974 Havana Order of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes 1981 Havana Order of Playa Girón 1976 Havana Medal "20 Years Anniversary of the Moncada Barracks Attack" 1973 Havana Commemorative Medal "For the 20th Anniversary of the Revolutionary Armed Forces" 1976 Havana Hero of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Czechoslovakia 5 May 197026 November 197616 December 1981 Prague "extraordinary merits for the republic connected with a hero achievement or repeated achievements." Order of Klement Gottwald 1970197619781981 Prague "outstanding merit for realisation of the socialism system in Czechoslovakia." Order of the White Lion 1946 Prague "outstanding services to the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic." Medal "In Commemoration of the Battle of Dukla Pass" 1960 Military Commemorative Medal 1946 Czechoslovak War Cross 19451947 Prague "acts of military valor." Medal for Bravery Before the Enemy 1945 Prague "for bravery against the enemy" Order of the Star of Honor of Socialist Ethiopia Ethiopia1980 Order of the White Rose of Finland Finland 1976 Helsinki "civil or military merit." Hero of the German Democratic Republic German Democratic Republic 197619791981 East Berlin "extraordinary achievements and earnings/services the hero acts for the GDR, for their development and all-round stabilization, for which international acknowledgement and authority achieved as well as for its safe military protection." Order of Karl Marx 197419791981 East Berlin Star of People's Friendship 1976 East Berlin Order of the Flag of the People's Republic of Hungary Hungary 19761981 Budapest Star of the Republic of Indonesia, 1st class Indonesia1961 National Gold Medal Laos 1982 Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic Mongolia 1976 Ulan Bator Hero of Labor of the Mongolian People's Republic 1981 Order of Sukhbaatar 1966197119761981 Ulan Bator Medal "30 Years Anniversary of the Victory Over Japan" Medal "30 years of the Victory in Khalkhin-Gol" 1969 Ulan Bator Awarded to participants of the Battles of Khalkhin Gol Medal "40 Years Anniversary of Khalkhin Gol Victory" Medal "50 Years of the Mongolian People's Revolution" 1971 Ulan Bator Awarded to participants of the Battles of Khalkhin Gol Medal "50 Years Anniversary of the Mongolian People's Army" Order of the National Flag, 1st class 1976 Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun Peru 1978 Lima Grand Cross of the Virtuti Militari Poland 21 July 1974 (revoked on 10 July 1990) Warsaw Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta 1976 Warsaw Cross of Grunwald, 2nd class 1946 Warsaw Medal "For Oder, Neisse and the Baltic" 1946 Warsaw "to commemorate the great victory of the Polish soldiers who fought for the new boundaries of the rivers Oder and Nisse and on the Baltic coast, and who saw to the return of Poland's ancient Slavic lands to the west and north, and to congratulate these participants in their struggle." Medal of Victory and Freedom 1946 Warsaw "to commemorate the victory of the Polish Nation and Its Allies above a barbarism of hitlerism, and a triumph of a democratic freedom idea, and to award persons, who helped in this victory and triumph by their acting or suffering in the country or abroad, by May 9, 1945" Order of the Star of Romania Romania 1976 Bucharest Order of the Victory of Socialism 1981 Bucharest The Medal of the 14th of October 1982 Gold Star Order Vietnam 1980 Hero of Labor 1980 Order of Ho Chi Minh 1982 Hanoi "outstanding achievements in one of the areas of politics, economics, literature, arts, science, technology, national defense, security, diplomacy or other fields." Order of the Yugoslav Great Star Yugoslavia 1962 Belgrade "development and strengthening of peace and cooperation between nations." Order of Freedom 1976 Belgrade "skillful leadership and outstanding courage."

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