Order of Military Merit (Brazil)

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Order of Military Merit
File:Order of Military Merit 2nd class insignias (Brazil) - Tallinn Museum of Orders.jpg
Grand officer insignia
Country  Brazil
Type State Order
Eligibility Members of the Brazilian Army or foreign armies[1]
Statistics
Established July 1934 (age 89)
BRA Ordem do Merito Militar Cavaleiro.png
Ribbon bar of the order

The Order of Military Merit (Portuguese: Ordem do Mérito Militar) is an award of the Brazilian Army, established on 11 July 1934 by President Getúlio Vargas.[2] The order is presented in five grades and recognizes distinguished service and exceptional contributions to Brazil by members the Brazilian Army and the armies of friendly nations.[1]

The grades, in descending order, are:[1]

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  • Script error: No such module "MilAward". Grand Officer
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  • Script error: No such module "MilAward". Officer
  • Script error: No such module "MilAward". Knight

Notable recipients

Notable recipients
Name Nationality Grade Date Comment
Edward Almond American
Henry H. Arnold American
Kaúlza de Arriaga Portuguese Script error: No such module "MilAward".
Grand Officer		 [3]
Amaro Soares Bittencourt Brazilian
Waldemar Levy Cardoso Brazilian
Frank P.Connelly Jr. American
Charles de Gaulle French
Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz Brazilian
Ciro Ferreira Gomes Brazilian
Hernán Terrazas Céspedes Bolivian Script error: No such module "MilAward".
Grand Officer		 [4]
Dwight D. Eisenhower American Script error: No such module "MilAward".
Grand Cross		 5 August 1946 (1946-08-05) [5]
John W. Foss American Script error: No such module "MilAward".
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Paul L. Freeman, Jr. American
Leonard T. Gerow American
William C. Gribble, Jr. American
Elvin R. Heiberg III American
Jonas H. Ingram American
Allan Ker VC Scottish [6]
Thomas B. Larkin American
Lyman Lemnitzer American
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Brazilian
George C. Marshall American Script error: No such module "MilAward".
Grand Cross
Joseph T. McNarney American
Raymond T. Odierno American Script error: No such module "MilAward".
Grand Officer
James Garesche Ord American Script error: No such module "MilAward".
Grand Officer		 [7]
General Raheel Sharif Pakistani COAS Army[8]
Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. American Script error: No such module "MilAward".
Grand Officer		 1959 (1959)
Walter Bedell Smith American Script error: No such module "MilAward".
Grand Cross		 6 September 1947 (1947-09-06) General[9]
Gordon R. Sullivan American
Richard Horner Thompson American
Tércio Pacitti Brazilian
Togo D. West, Jr. American
Frederick L. Wieseman American
Jair Bolsonaro Brazilian
Paul Wynnyk Canadian Script error: No such module "MilAward".
Grand Officer		 28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Lieutenant-General[10]
Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza Brazilian
Siphiwe Nyanda South African Script error: No such module "MilAward".
Commander		 General

References

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