List of military decorations

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This list of military decorations is an index to articles about notable military decorations. It is organized by country in alphabetical order and in order of precedence. Note that there are many pages which overlap the domain of this page, including military awards and decorations and campaign medal, and pages mentioned within category:Military awards and decorations, category:Battle honours, category:Orders, decorations, and medals and other categories.

By country[]

Afghanistan[]

Orders, decorations, and medals of Afghanistan

Albania[]

Civil awards and decorations of Albania

Algeria[]

  • National Order of Merit

Ancient Rome[]

Military awards and decorations of ancient Rome

Andorra[]

Orders, decorations, and medals of Andorra

Antigua and Barbuda[]

Orders, decorations, and medals of Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina[]

Orders, decorations, and medals of Argentina

Armenia[]

Awards and decorations of Armenia

Australia[]

Australian honours system

Austria[]

Austria (Republic)[]

Orders, decorations, and medals of Austria

Austria-Hungary (Monarchy)[]

Military awards and decorations of Austria-Hungary

Azerbaijan[]

Orders, decorations, and medals of Azerbaijan

Baden[]

Orders, decorations, and medals of Baden

Bahamas[]

Orders, decorations, and medals of the Bahamas

Bahrain[]

Bangladesh[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Bangladesh
    • Medals of the Bangladesh Armed Forces

Barbados[]

Orders, decorations, and medals of Barbados

Belarus[]

Orders, decorations, and medals of Belarus

Belgium[]

Orders, decorations, and medals of Belgium

Belize[]

Orders, decorations, and medals of Belize

Benin[]

Orders, decorations, and medals of Benin

Bhutan[]

Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Bhutan

Bolivia[]

Orders, decorations, and medals of Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina[]

Orders, decorations, and medals of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana[]

Orders, decorations and medals of Botswana

Brazil[]

Orders, decorations, and medals of Brazil

British Empire[]

Orders, decorations, and medals of the British Empire

Brunei[]

Orders, decorations, and medals of Brunei

Bulgaria[]

Orders, decorations, and medals of Bulgaria

Burma[]

Orders, decorations, and medals of Burma

Cambodia[]

Cameroon[]

Orders, decorations, and medals of Cameroon

Canada[]

Chile[]

China[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of China

Colombia[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Colombia

Comoros[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of the Comoros

Confederate States[]

  • Davis Guards Medal

(Democratic Republic of the) Congo[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Croatia[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Croatia
  • Orders, decorations, and medals of the Independent State of Croatia

Cuba[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Cuba

Cyprus[]

  • Order of Makarios III

Czech Republic[]

Czechoslovakia[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Czechoslovakia
    • Category:Military awards and decorations of Czechoslovakia
  • Order of the Falcon (Czechoslovakia)
  • Order of the White Lion
  • Czechoslovak War Cross

Denmark[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Denmark

Dominica[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Dominica

Dominican Republic[]

East Timor[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of East Timor

Ecuador[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Ecuador

Egypt[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Egypt
  • Order of the Nile
  • Order of Ismail

El Salvador[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of El Salvador

Estonia[]

Ethiopia[]

Fiji[]

  • Fijian honours system

Finland[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Finland
  • List of honours of Finland awarded to heads of state and royalty

France[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of France
  • Historical orders, decorations, and medals of France
  • French overseas orders

Gabon[]

Georgia (country)[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Georgia

Germany[]

Germany (Federal Republic)[]

German Democratic Republic (East Germany)[]

Germany (Third Reich)[]

Germany (Empire)[]

Ghana[]

Greece[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Greece

Greenland[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Greenland

Guatemala[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Guatemala

Guinea[]

  • National Order of Merit

Equatorial Guinea[]

Guyana[]

Haiti[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Haiti

Hanover[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Hanover

Holy See[]

Hong Kong[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Hong Kong

Hungary[]

Iceland[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Iceland

India[]

Indonesia[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Indonesia

Iran[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Iran
  • Awards and decorations of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces

Iraq[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Iraq
  • Gold Award of the Iraqi Order of the Date Palm Ribbon.png
  • Order of the Two Rivers

Ireland[]

Military awards and decorations of Ireland

Israel[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Israel
    • Category:Military awards and decorations of Israel

Italy[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Italy

Ivory Coast[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Ivory Coast

Jamaica[]

Japan[]

Jordan[]

Kazakhstan[]

Kenya[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Kenya

Kiribati[]

Korea[]

North Korea[]

  • Orders and medals of North Korea

South Korea[]

Kosovo[]

Kuwait[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Kuwait
  • Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) ribbon.svg Wisam al-Tahir (or Kuwait Liberation Medal)

Kyrgyzstan[]

Latvia[]

Lebanon[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Lebanon

Liberia[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Liberia

Libya[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Libya

Liechtenstein[]

Lithuania[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Lithuania

Luxembourg (Monarchy)[]

Orders, decorations, and medals of Luxembourg

Macau[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Macau

Madagascar[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Madagascar

Malawi[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Malawi

(Federation of) Malaya[]

  • Johan Mangku Negara
  • Panglima Mangku Negara

Malaysia[]

Orders, decorations, and medals of Malaysia

Mali[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Mali

Malta[]

Mauritius[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Mauritius

Mexico[]

Moldova[]

Monaco[]

Mongolia[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Mongolia

Montenegro[]

Morocco[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Morocco
  • Order of Ouissam Alaouite
  • Order of the Military (Morocco)
  • Sharifian Order of Military Merit
  • Order of Military Merit (Morocco)

Mozambique[]

Myanmar[]

Namibia[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Namibia
Decorations
  • Namibian Cross for Bravery in Gold
  • Order of Mukorob
  • Namibian Cross for Bravery in Silver
  • Namibian Cross for Bravery in Bronze
Campaign Medal(s)
  • Campaign Medal
Long Service Medals
  • Service Medal: 30 Years
  • Service Medal: 20 Years
  • Service Medal: 10 Years
Shooting Medal(s)
  • Namibian Champion Shot Medal

Nepal[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Nepal

Netherlands[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of the Netherlands
    • Category:Military awards and decorations of the Netherlands
Knightly military Orders
  • Military Order of William
  • Order of Orange-Nassau (Military division)
Decorations
  • Cross for Courage and Fidelity (Not awarded anymore)
  • Honorary Sabre (Not currently awarded)
  • Honorable Mention (Obsolete)
  • Bronze Lion
  • Bronze Cross
  • Cross of Merit
  • Airman's Cross
  • Decoration of Merit
  • Decoration for Important Military Acts (Not currently awarded)
  • Lombok Cross (Not awarded anymore)
  • War Remembrance Cross (Not awarded anymore)
  • Decoration for Order and Peace (Not awarded anymore)
  • New Guinea Remembrance Cross (Not awarded anymore)
  • Mobilisation War Cross (Not awarded anymore)
  • (Not awarded anymore)
  • (Not awarded anymore)
  • Kosovo Medal
  • (of the Royal Dutch East Indies Army - Not awarded anymore)
  • (of the Royal Dutch East Indies Army - Not awarded anymore)
  • Cross for the Four Day Marches

New Zealand[]

  • New Zealand royal honours system

Nigeria[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Nigeria

North Macedonia[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of North Macedonia

Norway[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Norway

Oman[]

Ottoman Empire[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of the Ottoman Empire

Palestine[]

  • Decorations, medals and badges of Palestine
  • Orders, decorations, and medals of the State of Palestine

Pakistan[]

  • Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces
  • Civil decorations of Pakistan

Panama[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Panama

Papua New Guinea[]

  • Papua New Guinea honours system

Peru[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Peru

Philippines[]

Awards and decorations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines

Poland[]

Portugal[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Portugal

Puerto Rico[]

Qatar[]

Rhodesia[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Rhodesia

Military decorations and medals awarded during the UDI (Unilateral Declaration of Independence) period from 1965 to 1979. See also Zimbabwe.

Decorations
  • Grand Cross of Valour (GCV) (1970–1981)
  • Order of the Legion of Merit: Military Division (1970–1981)
  • Silver Cross of Rhodesia (SCR) (1970–1981)
  • Bronze Cross of Rhodesia (BCR) (1970–1981)
  • Defence Cross for Distinguished Service (DCD) (1976–1981)
  • Meritorious Conduct Medal (MCM) (1970–1981)
  • Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM) (1973–1981)
  • Defence Forces' Medal for Meritorious Service (DMM) (1971–1981)
Campaign Medals
  • Rhodesia General Service Medal (1969)
Long Service Medals
  • Exemplary Service Medal (1970–1981)
  • Medal for Territorial and Reserve Service (1970–1981)
Shooting Medals
  • President's Medal for Shooting (1970–1981)
Other Awards
  • Military Forces Commendation (emblem) (1970–1981)

Romania[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Romania

Russian Federation[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Russia
Honorary titles
  • Hero of the Russian Federation
Orders
  • Order of St. Andrew (highest civil and military award)
  • Order of Saint George (highest military award)
  • Order of Merit for the Motherland
  • Order of Courage
  • Order of Zhukov
  • Order of Suvorov
  • Order of Ushakov
  • Order of Kutuzov
  • Order of Alexander Nevsky
  • Order of Nakhimov
  • Order of Naval Merit
  • Order of Military Merit
Medals

Rwanda[]

Saint Lucia[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Saint Lucia

Samoa[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Samoa

San Marino[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of San Marino

Saudi Arabia[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Saudi Arabia
  • Nuth al-Tahrir al-Kuwait (or Medal for the Liberation of Kuwait)

Senegal[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Senegal

Serbia[]

Sierra Leone[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Sierra Leone

Singapore[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Singapore
    • Category:Military awards and decorations of Singapore

Slovakia[]

Slovenia[]

Solomon Islands[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of the Solomon Islands

Somalia[]

South Africa[]

Soviet Union[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of the Soviet Union

Spain[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Spain
Cruz laureada de San Fernando
Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild

Kingdom of Spain[]

Second Spanish Republic[]

  • Laureate Plate of Madrid
  • Madrid Distinction
  • Order of the Spanish Republic
  • (Medal of Valor)
  • (Medal of Freedom)
  • (Medal of the Suffering for the Fatherland)
  • (Medal of the Second War of Independence)

Reference: Segunda República (1931-1939)

Sri Lanka[]

Suriname[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Suriname

Swaziland[]

Decorations
  • Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force Medal for Distinguished Service (1980–present)
  • Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force Medal for Meritorious Service (1980–present)
Long Service Medals
  • Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force Long Service Medal (1980–present)

Sweden[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Sweden

Syria[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Syria

Taiwan (Republic of China)[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of the Republic of China

Tanzania[]

Thailand[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Thailand

Togo[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Togo

Tonga[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago[]


Tunisia[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Tunisia

Turkey[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Turkey

Turkmenistan[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Turkmenistan

Tuscany[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Tuscany

Two Sicilies[]

Uganda[]

  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Uganda

Ukraine[]

United Arab Emirates[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom[]

United States[]

  • Awards and decorations of the United States military
  • Awards and decorations of the United States government

Uruguay[]

Vanuatu[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Vanuatu

Venezuela[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Venezuela

Vietnam[]

South Vietnam (former)[]

Yugoslavia[]

Zambia[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Zambia

Zanzibar[]

  • Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of the Sultanate of Zanzibar

Zimbabwe[]

See also[]

  • Lists of awards
  • List of highest military decorations
  • List of military awards and decorations of World War II
  • List of military awards and decorations of the Gulf War
  • List of wound decorations
  • List of international military decorations

External links[]

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