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Greek orders timeline Orders by precedence 1832–1909 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970–present Order of the Redeemer. Rep. Order of Honour: Rep. Order of Saints George and Constantine. . . Dynastic: Order of Saints Olga and Sophia. . . Dynastic: Order of George I.. . . Dynastic: Order of the Phoenix. Rep. Order of Beneficence. Rep ...
The Grand Master of the Greek orders is the head of state of the country. Since 1975, Greece is a republic and the head of state is the President of Greece who is also responsible for awarding them, according to article 46, paragraph 2 of the Constitution of Greece and law 106/1975, [1] upon the recommendation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
The Medal of Military Merit (Greek: Μετάλλιο Στρατιωτικής Αξίας) is a military decoration of Greece. It was originally created in 1916 for wartime meritorious service, but post-World War II became a peace-time medal reserved for officers. After the abolition of the Greek monarchy in 1974, its design was slightly altered.
The War Cross (Greek: Πολεμικός Σταυρός) is a military decoration of Greece, awarded for heroism in wartime to both Greeks and foreign allies.There have been three versions of the cross, the 1917 version covering World War I, the 1940 version covering the Second World War and the Greek Civil War, and the 1974 version covering peacekeeping missions in the subsequent years.
Promote Catholic faith and to support religious, cultural and social works of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in the Holy Land. Recognised as legitimate ecclesiastical decorations by the International Commission on Orders of Chivalry (2006): [1] Patronal Medal: Catholic University of America, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate ...
The award was liberally distributed during the campaigns of 1921–1922: from the first awards in July 1921 to the end of the war in August 1922, 40 Commander's Crosses (39 to regimental flags, of which six as repeat awards, and one to Lt General Anastasios Papoulas, commander-in-chief of the Army of Asia Minor), 4,528 Gold Crosses and 47,772 ...
The medal is the Greek version of a common design used among all Allied nations, following a proposal made by Marshal Ferdinand Foch, who was supreme commander of the Allied Forces during the war. [1] In Greece, the medal was instituted by Law 2481 on 22 September 1920 (O.S.). [1]
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