List of highest military decorations
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Country | Image | Name | Date first awarded | Number awarded | Notes |
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Argentina | 50px | 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 | 50px | Aung San Thiriya | 1948 | 6 | |
Canada | 50px | The Victoria Cross of Canada | 2 February 1993 | 0 | Date established. Replaced The Victoria Cross |
China | 50px50px | 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 | |
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 | 50px | 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] |
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Italy | Gold Medal of Military Valour | 21 May 1793 | |||
Luxembourg | Military Medal | 3 August 1945[4] | |||
Netherlands | 50px | 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. |
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Poland | Order of Virtuti Militari | 22 June 1792 | Conferred in five classes. A wartime-only award. | ||
Russia | Order of St. George | ||||
Spain | Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand | 1 January 1812 | 336 | ||
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. |
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Zimbabwe | The Gold Cross of Zimbabwe | 3 | Replaced the Grand Cross of Valour |
Notes
References
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