Gallantry Medals & Decorations of the WorldThis book is acknowledged as the only work dealing exclusively with the identification and description of international gallantry awards, past and present. The multitude of illustrations allows the reader to readily identify those awards most likely to be encountered. The work embraces forty-three countries and describes 270 decorations together with their various classes. A ten page ribbon chart shows 216 different world gallantry ribbons all in full colour. |
Contents
FOREWORD | 7 |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 8 |
INTRODUCTION | 9 |
ARGENTINA | 19 |
AUSTRALIA | 21 |
AUSTRIA | 27 |
BELGIUM | 31 |
BULGARIA | 37 |
THE NETHERLANDS | 143 |
NEW ZEALAND | 151 |
NORWAY | 159 |
PAKISTAN | 165 |
POLAND | 167 |
PORTUGAL | 172 |
RHODESIA UDI 19651979 | 175 |
ROMANIA | 179 |
CANADA | 41 |
CZECHOSLOVAKIA | 43 |
DENMARK | 48 |
EIRE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND | 52 |
FINLAND | 59 |
FRANCE | 63 |
GERMANY PRUSSIA | 70 |
GERMANY THIRD REICH | 71 |
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC | 77 |
GHANA | 81 |
GREAT BRITAIN | 83 |
GREECE | 117 |
INDIA | 121 |
ISRAEL | 125 |
ITALY | 128 |
JAPAN | 132 |
LUXEMBOURG | 137 |
MALTA REPUBLIC OF | 139 |
MONTENEGRO | 140 |
RUSSIA IMPERIAL | 181 |
RUSSIA USSR | 188 |
RUSSIA FEDERATION | 211 |
SERBIA | 215 |
SINGAPORE | 219 |
SOUTH AFRICA REPUBLIC OF | 221 |
SPAIN | 228 |
SWEDEN | 232 |
TURKEY | 237 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | 239 |
YUGOSLAVIA | 256 |
CONCLUSION | 261 |
GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN TEXT | 264 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 265 |
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| 270 | |
RIBBON CHART AND COLOUR SECTION | 273 |
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Common terms and phrases
1st class 2nd class 3rd class 4th class acts of bravery Air Force aircraft attached Award example Awarded to officers Badge battle bestowed Breast Star British bronze central medallion central stripe chest ribbon circlet citation Commander Conspicuous Gallantry Medal courage Croix de Guerre Cross of Valour cross pattée crossed swords crown Distinguished Service Cross eagle edge stripes emblem encircled enemy engraved fighting fire five classes gallantry awards gallantry decorations George Cross German gilt gold Grand Cross heroism Honour Iron Cross Knight Lieutenant lion Medal for Bravery Medal Instituted Military Cross Military Medal Military Merit Military Order naval Navy necklet Obverse centre Order of Lenin Order of St Order worn overlaid Partisan personnel Queen's Commendation recipient red enamelled registration number Reverse plain Royal Second World Second World War Silver Cross silver star Soviet subsequent awards suspender three classes Victoria Cross Victory War Merit Cross white enamelled white stripes words wounded Zealand