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Yuri Gagarin, official photo, TASS, Glavkosmos, etc. from : [1]

On the image Gagarin is in his uniform of Lieutenant Colonel (Russian: подполковник) of Aviation (this rank was awarded him on June 12, 1962). Decorations on the left, from top to bottom:

• Pilot Cosmonaut Of The Soviet Union breastplate[2]
• Order of the Flag of the Hungarian People's Republic with Diamonds [3]
• Order of the Bintang Republic, 2nd Class [4]
• Order of the Star of Africa, Knight [5]

Decorations in the center, from top to bottom:

• Star of the Republic of Indonesia medal, 2nd Class (Indonesian: Bintang Republik Adipradana) [6]
• Great Order of the Nile [7]

Decorations on the right, first row from the top:

• The Gold Star of the Hero of the Soviet Union
• The Gold Star of the Hero of Socialist Labour [8]
• The Gold Star of the Hero of Labour[9]
• The Gold Star of the Hero of Labor

Decorations on the right, second row from the top:

• 40 Years Since the Creation of the Soviet Armed Forces[10]
• For the Development of the Virgin Lands medal [11]

Decorations on the right, third row from the top:

• Order of Lenin
• Order of Georgi Dimitrov [12]
• Cross of Grunwald
• Order of Playa Giron (Spanish: Orden Playa Girón) [13]
• ?

The blue-red-blue sash stretching from the right shoulder to waist is that of the Order of the Star of Africa mentioned above.

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