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[edit]
Afghanistan[edit]
Orders, decorations, and medals of Afghanistan
Albania[edit]
Civil awards and decorations of Albania
Algeria[edit]
Ancient Rome[edit]
Military awards and decorations of ancient Rome
Andorra[edit]
Orders, decorations, and medals of Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda[edit]
Orders, decorations, and medals of Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina[edit]
Orders, decorations, and medals of Argentina
Armenia[edit]
Awards and decorations of Armenia
Australia[edit]
Austria[edit]
Austria (Republic)[edit]
Orders, decorations, and medals of Austria
Austria-Hungary (Monarchy)[edit]
Military awards and decorations of Austria-Hungary
Azerbaijan[edit]
Orders, decorations, and medals of Azerbaijan
Baden[edit]
Orders, decorations, and medals of Baden
Bahamas[edit]
Orders, decorations, and medals of the Bahamas
Bahrain[edit]
Orders, decorations, and medals of Bahrain
Bangladesh[edit]
Barbados[edit]
Orders, decorations, and medals of Barbados
Belarus[edit]
Orders, decorations, and medals of Belarus
Belgium[edit]
Belize[edit]
Orders, decorations, and medals of Belize
Benin[edit]
Orders, decorations, and medals of Benin
Bhutan[edit]
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Bhutan
Bolivia[edit]
Orders, decorations, and medals of Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina[edit]
Orders, decorations, and medals of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana[edit]
Orders, decorations and medals of Botswana
Brazil[edit]
Orders, decorations, and medals of Brazil
British Empire[edit]
Orders, decorations, and medals of the British Empire
Brunei[edit]
Orders, decorations, and medals of Brunei
Bulgaria[edit]
Orders, decorations, and medals of Bulgaria
Burma[edit]
Orders, decorations, and medals of Burma
Cambodia[edit]
Cameroon[edit]
Orders, decorations, and medals of Cameroon
Canada[edit]
Chile[edit]
China[edit]
Colombia[edit]
Comoros[edit]
Confederate States[edit]
(Democratic Republic of the) Congo[edit]
Croatia[edit]
- Orders, decorations, and medals of Croatia
- Orders, decorations, and medals of the Independent State of Croatia
Cuba[edit]
Cyprus[edit]
Czech Republic[edit]
Czechoslovakia[edit]
- Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Czechoslovakia
- Order of the Falcon (Czechoslovakia)
- Order of the White Lion
- Military Cross (Czechoslovakia)
- Legion of Merit (Czechoslovakia)
- Czechoslovak War Cross
Denmark[edit]
Dominica[edit]
Dominican Republic[edit]
East Timor[edit]
Ecuador[edit]
Egypt[edit]
- Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Egypt
- Order of the Nile
- Order of Ismail
- Order of Ramesseses The Great
- Order of Nasser
- Medal of Narmer
- Medal of The Golden Eagle
- Order of the Bronze Eagle
El Salvador[edit]
Estonia[edit]
Ethiopia[edit]
Fiji[edit]
Finland[edit]
- Orders, decorations, and medals of Finland
- List of honours of Finland awarded to heads of state and royalty
France[edit]
- Orders, decorations, and medals of France
- Historical orders, decorations, and medals of France
- French overseas orders
Gabon[edit]
Georgia (country)[edit]
Germany[edit]
Germany (Federal Republic)[edit]
German Democratic Republic (East Germany)[edit]
Germany (Third Reich)[edit]
Germany (Empire)[edit]
Ghana[edit]
Greece[edit]
Greenland[edit]
Guatemala[edit]
Guinea[edit]
Equatorial Guinea[edit]
Guyana[edit]
Haiti[edit]
Hanover[edit]
Holy See[edit]
| Orders of the Holy See | |
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| Orders under protection of the Holy See (with distinctions) | |
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| Defunct/dormant distinctions (selection) |
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Hong Kong[edit]
Hungary[edit]
- Orders, decorations, and medals of Hungary
- 1848–1849-es szabadságharc érdemjel (Military award of Hungarian Revolution of 1848)
- vitéz plaqueKnightly Order of Bravery|Vitèzi Rend (Order of Vitéz)
- Magyar Szent Korona Rend (Order of the Hungarian Holy Crown)
- Magyar Vitézségi Érem (Medal for Bravery)
Magyar Érdemrend és Érdemérem (Order of Merit, Military Class)
Délvidéki Emlékérem (Commemorative Medal for the Return of South Hungary)
Erdélyi Emlékérem (Commemorative Medal for the Liberation of North Transylvania)
Felvidéki Emlékérem (Commemorative Medal for the Liberation of Upper Hungary)
Tűzkereszt (Fire Cross)
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Iceland[edit]
India[edit]
Indonesia[edit]
Iran[edit]
- Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Iran
- Awards and decorations of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces
Iraq[edit]
Ireland[edit]
Military awards and decorations of Ireland
| Defence Forces Medals |  | |
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| War of Independence Medals | ||
| Former Proposed Medals | ||
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Israel[edit]
Italy[edit]
Ivory Coast[edit]
Jamaica[edit]
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| Medals | ||
| Awards | ||
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Japan[edit]
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| Former honors and orders | ||
Jordan[edit]
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Kazakhstan[edit]
Kenya[edit]
Kiribati[edit]
Korea[edit]
North Korea[edit]
South Korea[edit]
Kosovo[edit]
Kuwait[edit]
- Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Kuwait
Wisam al-Tahir (or Kuwait Liberation Medal)
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Kyrgyzstan[edit]
Latvia[edit]
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Lebanon[edit]
Liberia[edit]
Libya[edit]
Liechtenstein[edit]
Lithuania[edit]
Luxembourg (Monarchy)[edit]
Orders, decorations, and medals of Luxembourg
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Macau[edit]
Madagascar[edit]
Malawi[edit]
(Federation of) Malaya[edit]
Malaysia[edit]
Orders, decorations, and medals of Malaysia
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Mali[edit]
Malta[edit]
- Orders, decorations, and medals of Malta
- Sovereign Military Order of Malta
- Order pro merito Melitensi
Mauritius[edit]
Mexico[edit]
Moldova[edit]
Monaco[edit]
Mongolia[edit]
Montenegro[edit]
Morocco[edit]
- 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[edit]
Myanmar[edit]
Namibia[edit]
- 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[edit]
Netherlands[edit]
- 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)
- Cross for Justice and Freedom
- Remembrance Medal UN Peace Operations (Not awarded anymore)
- Remembrance Medal Multinational Operations (Not awarded anymore)
- Remembrance Medal Peace Operations
- Kosovo Medal
- Decoration for Long-term Service as an Officer
- Decoration for Long-term and Loyal Service at the Military Coastguard
- Decoration Master-Marksman
- Skills Medal KNIL (of the Royal Dutch East Indies Army – Not awarded anymore)
- Shooting Price Star (of the Royal Dutch East Indies Army – Not awarded anymore)
- Army Medal
- Cross for the Four Day Marches
New Zealand[edit]
Nigeria[edit]
North Macedonia[edit]
Norway[edit]
Oman[edit]
Ottoman Empire[edit]
Palestine[edit]
- Decorations, medals and badges of Palestine
- Orders, decorations, and medals of the State of Palestine
Pakistan[edit]
Panama[edit]
Papua New Guinea[edit]
Peru[edit]
Philippines[edit]
Awards and decorations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
| Class I |  | |
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Poland[edit]
Portugal[edit]
Puerto Rico[edit]
Qatar[edit]
Rhodesia[edit]
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[edit]
Russian Federation[edit]
- Honorary titles
- 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
- Medal of the Gold Star (for the title "Hero of the Russian Federation")
- Medal of the Order of Merit for the Motherland
- Medal "For Courage"
- Medal of Suvorov
- Medal of Nesterov
- Medal of Ushakov
- Medal of Zhukov
- Medal "For Distinction in the Protection of the State Borders"
- Medal "For Distinction in the Protection of Public Order"
Rwanda[edit]
Saint Lucia[edit]
Samoa[edit]
San Marino[edit]
Saudi Arabia[edit]
- Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Saudi Arabia
- Nuth al-Tahrir al-Kuwait (or Medal for the Liberation of Kuwait)
Senegal[edit]
Serbia[edit]
Sierra Leone[edit]
Singapore[edit]
Slovakia[edit]
Slovenia[edit]
Solomon Islands[edit]
Somalia[edit]
South Africa[edit]
- Orders, decorations, and medals of South Africa
- South African military decorations order of wearing
- South African military decorations
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