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the order of the cross of liberty awarded in two classes still active de jure although none have been awarded since 1945 last living recipient died in november 2020 order of the cross of liberty established 4 march 1918 highest military order of finland with its grand cross as its highest decoration mannerheim cross is also awarded by the order of the cross of liberty france the legion of honour 15 july 1804 conferred in five classes for military or civilian merit germany the cross of honour for valour 6 july 2009 28 georgia order of national hero established 24 june 2004 highest national order of georgia awarded alongside the title of national hero it is conferred on both civilians and military personnel the st george s victory order was established in the same year and is awarded for contributions to victorious battles and general significant victories for georgia before 2004 the order of david iv the builder was the highest military and civilian order vakhtang gorgasali order 1st class established 1992 the highest purely military decoration of georgia it is divided into three degrees the military courage medal is awarded for heroic and daring actions while carrying out military duties greece medal for gallantry the medal for gallantry formally replaced the cross of valour as the top military award in 1974 but it has never been conferred cross of valour 1913 hungary order of saint stephen of hungary 1764 1918 1938 1946 2011 india param vir chakra 3 november 1947 21 highest wartime military decoration ashoka chakra 1952 86 highest peacetime military decoration iran zolfaghar established 1856 renamed 1925 revived in 2019 when major general qasem soleimani received the decoration the first time it had been awarded since 1979 4 ireland military medal for gallantry established 1944 israel medal of valor 19 january 1948 40 5 replacement for the hero of israel none has been awarded since 1975 5 italy grand cross of the military order of italy 14 august 1815 the highest italian military order initially intended as an award for distinguished command actions in wartime it was soon extended to reward also non wartime non combat related merits of high ranking officers gold medal of military valour 21 may 1793 2606 6 the highest italian military medal awarded for battlefield acts of valour it can be awarded individually or as a collective award to the flag of a deserving military unit latvia order of viesturs established 11 august 1938 discontinued 1940 re established 2004 established in 1938 but discontinued after the soviet occupation of latvia in 1940 it was re established in 2004 it is also awarded to civilians in which case the ribbon is without swords lithuania order of the cross of vytis established 30 july 1919 discontinued 1940 re established 15 january 1991 presidential award conferred for heroic defence of lithuania s freedom and independence it was established in 1919 but discontinued after the soviet occupation of lithuania in 1940 until it was re established upon independence in 1991 it is also awarded to civilians luxembourg military medal 3 august 1945 7 malaysia grand knight of valour established 29 july 1960 30 the grand knight of valour malay darjah kebesaran seri pahlawan gagah perkasa 8 9 10 is the highest federal award which can be presented in malaysia it was created on 29 july 1960 and was gazetted on 11 august 1960 the award is the highest ranking in the list of the malaysian federal ranking of awards and is ranked higher than the order of the royal family of malaysia d k m awarded to malaysian royalty mexico decoration for heroic valor mongolia order of sukhbaatar established 16 may 1941 morocco order of ouissam alaouite established 11 january 1913 myanmar aung san thiriya 1st class 1948 6 namibia namibian cross for bravery gold the order of the mukorob is also presented by the president of namibia for meritorious military service netherlands military william order 30 april 1815 5 875 new zealand the victoria cross for new zealand 26 july 2007 11 1 replaced the victoria cross north korea hero of the republic established 30 june 1950 6116 honorific title originally created as hero of the korean people s republic awarded for extreme heroic exploits during war the recipient is also awarded with the order of the national flag 1st class which was the highest order until the order of kim il sung was created in 1972 soldier s medal of honour first class established 1 july 1950 awarded for acts of individual gallantry in combat 12 13 norway the war cross with sword 28 november 1941 285 a new sword is awarded each time a person who already has the war cross distinguishes him or herself in battle 14 oman military order of oman 1970 pakistan nishan e haider left hilal e kashmir right 16 march 1957 11 on 30 november 1995 the government of pakistan initiated the gazette notification to declare its hilal e kashmir equivalent to nishan e haider all awards have been made posthumously peru order of the sun of peru established 8 october 1821 discontinued 1825 re established 1921 also the highest civilian award of peru philippines medal of valor 15 november 1935 41 poland order of virtuti militari 22 june 1792 conferred in five classes a wartime only award portugal order of the tower and sword 1459 the order of the tower and sword as awarded by the portuguese government today comes in six classes romania order of michael the brave instated 26 september 1916 disbanded 1948 reinstated 23 july 2000 2 184 none has been awarded since 1944 russia hero of the russian federation honorific title for service to the russian state and nation usually connected with a heroic feat of valor precedes all other russian military and civil orders and medals order of st george 26 november 1769 o s revived on 20 march 1992 highest military decoration of the russian federation senegal cross of military valor established 1 february 1968 serbia order of karađorđe s star established 1 january 1904 originated in the kingdom of serbia and later awarded by the kingdom of yugoslavia it continued to be awarded by the yugoslav government in exile but was suppressed by the communist government of yugoslavia during which time the order of freedom was the highest military decoration it was reinstated by the republic of serbia in 2010 as a military and civilian decoration and also continues to be awarded as a dynastic order by the former royal family singapore bintang temasek established 24 july 1970 singapore s highest national honour awarded only to members of the armed forces police force and civil defence force recipients are entitled to the post nominal letters bt somalia order of the somali star 12 february 1961 highest distinction award for military gallantry of somalia south africa nkwe ya gauta golden leopard established 2003 introduced to replace the honoris crux gold the bilingual title is in sesotho and english south korea order of military merit taegeuk class spain laureate cross of saint ferdinand 1 january 1812 336 sri lanka parama weera vibhushanaya 1991 31 established in 1981 recipients can use the post nominal letters pwv sweden order of the sword 1748 dormant between 1975 and february 2023 when it was re introduced during this time the medal of merit was the highest decoration awarded for action during combat switzerland award ribbon for exceptional service swiss law has prohibited citizens from accepting honours and titles since 1848 however the swiss military maintains a system of awards length of service decorations precede the exceptional service ribbon in the order of wear taiwan republic of china order of national glory established 8 november 1937 tanzania medal for bravery thailand order of rama established 22 july 1918 conferred in six classes for military merit turkey medal of honor 1967 uganda order of katonga 2004 2 awarded only twice first to muammar gaddafi in 2004 and posthumously to julius nyerere in 2007 ukraine hero of ukraine 26 november 1998 692 highest national title that can be conferred by the president of ukraine granted to recipients of the civilian order of the state and the military order of the gold star order of the gold star highest military order of ukraine awarded alongside the honorary title hero of ukraine united kingdom the victoria cross 26 june 1857 15 1357 nb 1 1354 nb 2 order of the bath 18 may 1725 second highest national order of the united kingdom it is conferred on both civilians and military personnel with different insignia military illustrated united states medal of honor 26 march 1863 3468 nb 1 16 3449 nb 2 different types from each of the branches of the us military in the image from left to right the army the coast guard navy marine corps and the air force uruguay medal of military merit established 1991 introduced to replace the order of military merit of the companions of artigas which was discontinued in 1985 vietnam hero of the people s armed forces established 1955 state honourable title awarded for outstanding achievements in combat combat service preservation of security social order and safety loyalty to the socialist fatherland of vietnam and possession of revolutionary virtues and qualities the military exploit order 15 may 1947 highest military order awarded to individuals who have recorded outstanding and brave exploits in combat combat service training force building consolidation of the all people defense and people s security or have sacrificed their lives heroically setting bright examples in the whole country zimbabwe the gold cross of zimbabwe established october 1980 3 replaced the grand cross of valour see also edit list of military decorations list of highest civilian awards by country list of wound decorations by country notes edit 1 2 3 4 total medals awarded 1 2 3 4 total recipients of the medal references edit australian sas soldier mark donaldson awarded victoria cross the australian news limited 16 january 2009 archived from the original on 5 march 2009 retrieved 7 august 2009 dronningen overrækker nyt tapperhedskors til hjemvendt soldat forsvaret dk archived from the original on 2012 01 21 retrieved 2013 07 15 marsalkka mannerheim ritari numero 18 kylkirauta in finnish kadettikunta 6 october 2021 retrieved 22 october 2024 general soleimani receives iran s highest medal of honor tehran times march 11 2019 1 2 shoval lilach heroes from independence war mostly gone but not forgotten israelhayom com retrieved 15 july 2013 including 6 double and one triple awards to individuals 24 double and one triple awards to military unit and 2 double awards to cities actualités lëtzebuerger arméi in french army lu archived from the original on 2012 04 26 retrieved 2011 12 31 shanmugam narendran indi 31 july 2010 grand knight of valour philatelynews com retrieved 29 march 2013 grand knight of valour pos com my 31 july 2010 archived from the original on 15 august 2012 retrieved 29 march 2013 stamp gallery 2010 pos com my retrieved 2018 08 24 willie apiata receives his vc the new zealand herald 26 july 2007 retrieved 2007 08 03 vreeland nena 1976 area handbook for north korea washington d c u s government printing office p 327 weiser martin 8 january 2016 chests full of brass a dprk political history in orders medals prizes and titles sino nk retrieved 14 december 2020 direktiv for bruk og bæring av dekorasjoner ordener og medaljer i forsvaret archived 2013 09 25 at the wayback machine forsvaret no retrieved 2013 08 16 herold stephen the first presentation of the victoria cross www antiquesatoz com retrieved 15 july 2013 medal of honor statistics archived from the original on april 24 2008 retrieved 15 july 2013 v t e highest military awards for gallantry list of highest military decorations by country current argentine nation to the heroic valour in combat cross argentina national hero of armenia armenia national hero of azerbaijan title azerbaijan bir sreshtho bangladesh hero of belarus title belarus order of bravery bulgaria order of august first china order of duke domagoj croatia valour cross denmark cross of liberty estonia mannerheim cross finland légion d honneur france cross of honour for valour germany cross of valour greece param vir chakra wartime ashoka chakra peacetime india order of fat h iran military medal for gallantry ireland medal of valor israel gold medal of military valor italy seri pahlawan gagah perkasa malaysia military order of william netherlands war cross norway nishan e haider pakistan medal of valor philippines war order virtuti militari wartime order krzyża wojskowego peacetime poland order of the tower and sword portugal order of michael the brave romania hero of the russian federation title russian federation order of the white eagle with swords serbia order of the somali star somalia nkwe ya gauta south africa laureate cross of st ferdinand spain parama weera vibhushanaya sri lanka knight grand cross of the order of the sword sweden order of rama thailand medal of honor turkey order of katonga uganda order of the gold star ukraine victoria cross united kingdom australia canada new zealand medal of honor united states obsolete hero of artsakh republic of artsakh order of saint louis kingdom of france military order of maria theresa austria hungary medal of bravery kingdom of hungary pour le mérite kingdom of prussia military order of max joseph kingdom of bavaria military order of st henry kingdom of saxony military merit order kingdom of württemberg knight s cross of the iron cross nazi germany order of the golden kite empire of japan order of lāčplēsis latvia grand cross of valour rhodesia laureate plate of madrid second spanish republic castle of good hope decoration south africa vietnam military merit medal south vietnam hero of the soviet union soviet union order of the karađorđe s star with swords kingdom of yugoslavia order of freedom sfr yugoslavia grass crown ancient rome hero of the democratic republic of afghanistan afghanistan v t e 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