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The first one is used in the Portuguese Army (Exército) and in the Portuguese Air Force (Força Aérea), consisting of traditional land military ranks. This system is also used in the National Republican Guard (GNR, Guarda Nacional Republicana ), a gendarmerie force that can be put under the command of the Armed Forces in case of war.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces (EMGFA, Estado-Maior-General das Forças Armadas) is the superior military body and supreme headquarters of the Portuguese Armed Forces. It is responsible for planning, directing and controlling the usage of the three service branches in their fulfillment of assigned missions and tasks. [ 71 ]
Portuguese heraldry encompasses the modern and historic traditions of heraldry in Portugal and the Portuguese Empire.Portuguese heraldry is part of the larger Iberian tradition of heraldry, one of the major schools of heraldic tradition, and grants coats of arms to individuals (usually members of the Portuguese Royal Family or the Portuguese nobility), cities, Portuguese colonies, and other ...
Designation pursuant to art. 4 of the decree was to be awarded by the Minister of War, who on July 26, 1917, issued the statute [2] of this decoration and its appearance. According to the decree, the decoration had 4 classes. This decoration was awarded to Portuguese soldiers participating in World War I, for whom this decoration was established.
Flag Date Use Description 30 June 1911 – Regimental colours of the units of the Portuguese Armed Forces: Equally divided in green and red with the national coat of arms enclosed by two yellow laurel shoots intersecting at their stems and bound by a white scroll bearing Camões's verse "Esta é a ditosa pátria minha amada" (English: "This is my beloved fortunate homeland") as the motto.
Portuguese Armed Forces; Portuguese Army; Portuguese Joint Command and Staff College; Portuguese Marine Corps; Portuguese military aircraft serials; Portuguese Navy;
The national deployed forces (forças nacionais destacadas or FND) are units or teams deployed by the Portuguese Armed Forces in foreign missions, mostly in the scope of NATO, the United Nations or the European Union. Currently, the Portuguese Army maintains forces or elements deployed in the following international missions:
Cross of the Order of Christ as the supporter of the Portuguese arms in the badge of the Order of the Colonial Empire: Supporters wearing a tabard bearing the insignia of the Sash of the Three Orders and holding a banner of the cross of the Order of Christ and the standard of King Manuel I in a 20th century model coat of arms (Estado Novo)