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|China ||[[File:Heroes Medal 1.jpg|50px]][[File:Heroes Medal 2.jpg|50px]]||[[Hero's Medal|The Hero's Medal]]||April 1951|| || |
|China ||[[File:Heroes Medal 1.jpg|50px]][[File:Heroes Medal 2.jpg|50px]]||[[Hero's Medal|The Hero's Medal]]||April 1951|| || |
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|Denmark || [[File:Det Tapperhedskors Danmark.png|50px]] || [[Valour Cross|The Valour Cross]]||18 November 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forsvaret.dk/FKO/Nyt%20og%20Presse/Ovrigenyheder/Pages/Dronningenoverr%C3%A6kkernytTapperhedskorstilhjemvendtsoldat.aspx|title=Dronningen overrækker nyt Tapperhedskors til hjemvendt soldat |
|Denmark || [[File:Det Tapperhedskors Danmark.png|50px]] || [[Valour Cross|The Valour Cross]]||18 November 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forsvaret.dk/FKO/Nyt%20og%20Presse/Ovrigenyheder/Pages/Dronningenoverr%C3%A6kkernytTapperhedskorstilhjemvendtsoldat.aspx|title=Dronningen overrækker nyt Tapperhedskors til hjemvendt soldat|publisher=Forsvaret.dk|date=|accessdate=2013-07-15|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121090551/http://forsvaret.dk/FKO/Nyt%20og%20Presse/Ovrigenyheder/Pages/Dronningenoverr%C3%A6kkernytTapperhedskorstilhjemvendtsoldat.aspx|archivedate=2012-01-21|df=}}</ref>||1|| |
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|Estonia || [[File:Vrijheidskruis III 3 Estland Civiel.jpg|50px]]|| [[Cross of Liberty (Estonia)|The Cross of Liberty]] ||24 February 1919||3,156||None has been awarded since 1925 |
|Estonia || [[File:Vrijheidskruis III 3 Estland Civiel.jpg|50px]]|| [[Cross of Liberty (Estonia)|The Cross of Liberty]] ||24 February 1919||3,156||None has been awarded since 1925 |
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|Italy || [[File:Medaglia d'oro al valor militare.svg|50px]]|| [[Gold Medal of Military Valour]] ||21 May 1793|| || |
|Italy || [[File:Medaglia d'oro al valor militare.svg|50px]]|| [[Gold Medal of Military Valour]] ||21 May 1793|| || |
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|Luxembourg ||[[File:Luxembourg Militay Medal obv.jpg|50px]]||[[Military Medal (Luxembourg)|Military Medal]]||3 August 1945<ref name="army.lu">{{cite web|url=http://army.lu/actualites/news.php?archive=2002&news=new_84 |title=Actualités - Lëtzebuerger Arméi |publisher=Army.lu |date= |language=French|accessdate=2011-12-31}}</ref>|||| |
|Luxembourg ||[[File:Luxembourg Militay Medal obv.jpg|50px]]||[[Military Medal (Luxembourg)|Military Medal]]||3 August 1945<ref name="army.lu">{{cite web |url=http://army.lu/actualites/news.php?archive=2002&news=new_84 |title=Actualités - Lëtzebuerger Arméi |publisher=Army.lu |date= |language=French |accessdate=2011-12-31 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426082558/http://army.lu/actualites/news.php?archive=2002&news=new_84 |archivedate=2012-04-26 |df= }}</ref>|||| |
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|Netherlands ||[[File:Militaire Willemsorde Ridder vierde klasse.jpg|50px]]||[[Military William Order]]||30 April 1815||5,875|| |
|Netherlands ||[[File:Militaire Willemsorde Ridder vierde klasse.jpg|50px]]||[[Military William Order]]||30 April 1815||5,875|| |
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Country | Image | Name | Date first awarded | Number awarded | Notes |
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Argentina | Cross to the Heroic Valour in Combat | 18 | Last awarded in 1982 | ||
Australia | The Victoria Cross for Australia | 16 January 2009[1] | 4 | Replaced The Victoria Cross | |
Austria | The Military Merit Decoration | ||||
Bangladesh | Bir Sreshtho | 15 December 1973 | 7 | ||
Burma | Aung San Thiriya | 1948 | 6 | ||
Brazil | Order of Military Merit (Brazil) | 1934 | 820 | ||
Canada | The Victoria Cross of Canada | 2 February 1993 | 0 | Date established. Replaced The Victoria Cross | |
China | File:Heroes Medal 1.jpgFile:Heroes Medal 2.jpg | The Hero's Medal | April 1951 | ||
Denmark | The Valour Cross | 18 November 2011[2] | 1 | ||
Estonia | The Cross of Liberty | 24 February 1919 | 3,156 | None has been awarded since 1925 | |
Finland | Mannerheim Cross | 22 July 1941 | 197 | Last awarded 7 May 1945 | |
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 | Replaced the Iron Cross due to its association with the Nazi regime. | |
Greece | Medal for Gallantry Cross of Valour |
1974 1913 |
The Medal for Gallantry formally replaced the Cross of Valour as the top military award in 1974, but it has never been conferred. | ||
India | Param Vir Chakra | 3 November 1947 | 21 | ||
Israel | The Medal of Valor | 19 January 1948 | 40[3] | Replacement for the Hero of Israel. None has been awarded since 1975.[3] | |
Italy | Gold Medal of Military Valour | 21 May 1793 | |||
Luxembourg | Military Medal | 3 August 1945[4] | |||
Netherlands | Military William Order | 30 April 1815 | 5,875 | ||
New Zealand | The Victoria Cross for New Zealand | 26 July 2007[5] | 1 | Replaced The Victoria Cross. | |
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.[6] | |
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. | |
Poland | Order of Virtuti Militari | 22 June 1792 | Conferred in five classes. A wartime-only award. | ||
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. | |||
Russia | Cross of St. George 1st Class | Awarded to junior officers and below, for distinction in combat only; sequentially in four classes, from the third to the first for subsequent acts of courage. | |||
Spain | Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand | 1 January 1812 | 336 | ||
Thailand | Order of Rama | 22 July 1918 | Date established. Conferred in six classes for military merit. | ||
United Kingdom | The Victoria Cross | 26 June 1857[7] | 1357[nb 1] 1354[nb 2] |
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United States | The Medal of Honor | 26 March 1863 | 3468[nb 1][8] 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. | |
Zimbabwe | The Gold Cross of Zimbabwe | 3 | Replaced the Grand Cross of Valour |
Notes
References
- ^ "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.
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- ^ "Actualités - Lëtzebuerger Arméi" (in French). Army.lu. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Willie Apiata receives his VC". The New Zealand Herald. 26 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
- ^ "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". Retrieved 15 July 2013.