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The Iowa Legion of Honor was founded in 1878 and, as the name implied, was designed for the residents of the state of Iowa (though members who left the state could keep their membership). This group was open to men and women, though in separate divisions, and members lives could be insured for $1000 or $2000.
Many Britons fought during the American Civil War for both the United States and Confederate States. 67 British soldiers in the Union Army received the Medal of Honor. Dozens of British volunteers joined Croatian units and fought in the Yugoslav Wars between 1991 and 1995, most of them on the King Tomislav Brigade. [9]
Louis Cukela (May 1, 1888 – March 19, 1956) was a Croatian American United States Marine numbered among the nineteen two-time recipients of the Medal of Honor.Cukela was awarded the Medal by both the United States Army and the United States Navy [1] for the same action during the Battle of Soissons in World War I.
The following is a non-exhaustive list of recipients of the Legion of Honour awards, since the first ceremony in July 1804. [ 3 ] 2,550 individuals can be awarded the insignia every year. [ 5 ] The total number of awards is close to 1 million [ 6 ] (estimated at 900,000 in 2021, [ 5 ] including over 3,000 Grand Cross recipients [ 7 ] ), with ...
The following is a list of notable foreign members of the Legion of Honor by their country of origin. The Legion of Honor is the highest decoration in France. and is divided into five degrees (lower to higher): Chevalier (Knight), Officier (Officer), Commandeur (Commander), Grand Officier (Grand Officer) and Grand Croix (Grand Cross).
He was the leader of the Chetnik Detachments of the Yugoslav Army (Chetniks), a royalist and nationalist movement and guerrilla force established following the German invasion of Yugoslavia in 1941. Born in Ivanjica and raised in Belgrade , Mihailović fought in the Balkan Wars and the First World War with distinction.
The Yugoslav Partisans, [note 1] [11] officially the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia [note 2] [12] (often shortened as the National Liberation Army [note 3]) was the communist-led anti-fascist resistance to the Axis powers (chiefly Nazi Germany) in occupied Yugoslavia during World War II.
Yugoslav guerrillas (3 C, 4 P) U. Ustaše (3 C, 63 P) Y. Paramilitary organizations in the Yugoslav Wars (2 C, 22 P) Yugoslav Resistance ... Hadžiefendić Legion; K.