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A military decoration is a decoration
State decoration

State decorations are Order s, medals and other decorations granted by a state. International decorations are similar, but are not granted by a specific nation but rather an international organization....
 given to military
Military

A military is an organization authorized by its nation to use force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or Threat of force ....
 personnel or units for heroism in battle or distinguished service. They are designed to be worn on military uniform
Military uniform

Military uniforms comprises standardised dress worn by members of the armed forces and Paramilitary of various nations. Military dress and military styles have gone through great changes over the centuries from colourful and elaborate to extremely utilitarian....
.

Civil decoration
Civil decoration

A civil decoration is a State decoration awarded to civilians for distinguished service. Military personnel might also be eligible for services of a non-military nature....
s awarded to military personnel should not be considered military decorations, although some orders of chivalry
Order (decoration)

An order is a decoration, awarded by a government, a Dynasty, or a religious body to an individual, usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity....
 have civil and military divisions. Decorations received by police
Police

Police are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....
 and fire brigade personnel may sometimes be considered alongside military decorations, on which they may be modelled, although they are strictly not military awards.

Decorations have been known since ancient times.






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A military decoration is a decoration
State decoration

State decorations are Order s, medals and other decorations granted by a state. International decorations are similar, but are not granted by a specific nation but rather an international organization....
 given to military
Military

A military is an organization authorized by its nation to use force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or Threat of force ....
 personnel or units for heroism in battle or distinguished service. They are designed to be worn on military uniform
Military uniform

Military uniforms comprises standardised dress worn by members of the armed forces and Paramilitary of various nations. Military dress and military styles have gone through great changes over the centuries from colourful and elaborate to extremely utilitarian....
.

Civil decoration
Civil decoration

A civil decoration is a State decoration awarded to civilians for distinguished service. Military personnel might also be eligible for services of a non-military nature....
s awarded to military personnel should not be considered military decorations, although some orders of chivalry
Order (decoration)

An order is a decoration, awarded by a government, a Dynasty, or a religious body to an individual, usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity....
 have civil and military divisions. Decorations received by police
Police

Police are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....
 and fire brigade personnel may sometimes be considered alongside military decorations, on which they may be modelled, although they are strictly not military awards.

Decorations have been known since ancient times. Celt
Celt

Celts , is a modern term used to describe any of the European peoples who spoke, or speak, a Celtic languages. The term is also used in a wider sense to describe the Modern Celts of those peoples, notably those who participate in a Celtic culture....
s and Romans
Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC....
 wore a torc
Torc

A torc, also spelled torq or torque, is a rigid piece of personal adornment made from twisted metal. It can be worn as an arm ring, a circular neck ring, or a necklace that is open-ended at the front....
, Dayak
Dayak

Dayak may refer to:* Dayak people, an ethnic group native to the interior of Borneo island.* Dayak languages* Troy Dayak, an American former soccer player....
s wore and still wear tattoo
Tattoo

A tattoo is a permanent marking made by inserting ink into the layers of skin to change the pigment for decorative or other reasons. Tattoos on humans are a type of decorative body modification, while tattoos on animals are most commonly used for identification or branding....
s, etc. Necklace
Necklace

A necklace is an article of jewellery which is worn around the neck. Necklaces are frequently formed from a metal chain, often attached to a locket or pendant....
s and bracelet
Bracelet

A bracelet is an article of jewelry which is worn around the wrist. Bracelets can be manufacturing from leather, cloth, hemp, plastic or metal, and sometimes contain Rock s, wood, and/or Animal shells....
s were given during the early Middle Age
Middle age

Middle age is the period of life beyond Young adult hood but before the onset of old age. Various attempts have been made to define this age, which is around the third quarter of the average life span of human beings....
s, evolving into richly jewell
Jewell

Jewell may refer to:...
ed big necklaces, often with a pendant
Pendant

A pendant is a hanging object, generally attached to a necklace or an earring. In modern French language this is a the gerund form of ?hanging? ....
 (commonly a medal
Medal

A medal is usually a coin-like sculpted object of metal or other material that has been engraved with an insignia, portrait or other artistic rendering....
) attached.

Today military decorations include:

  • Orders of Chivalry
    Order (decoration)

    An order is a decoration, awarded by a government, a Dynasty, or a religious body to an individual, usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity....
    ;
  • Bravery awards, in the form of a cross, star or medal on a ribbon;
  • Distinguished service awards, in the form of a cross, star or medal on a ribbon;
  • Campaign medal
    Campaign medal

    A campaign medal is a military decoration which is awarded to a member of the military who serves in a Military operation or performs duty in a geographical theater....
    s worn on a ribbon;
  • Service medal
    Service medal

    A service medal is a military award generally of the lowest degree. A service medal is awarded to a member of the military who joins the military, or is already serving, during a designated time period....
    s worn on a ribbon;
  • Awards for entire units.


In most NATO militarys only ribbons
Ribbon bar

This article is about military uniform. For user interface element see Ribbon Ribbon bars are small devices that are worn by Military, Police, Fire Service personnel or by civilian....
 are normally worn on everyday occasions.

Examples


The following is a list of war service medals awarded by individual countries to people who were deemed as brave and heroic in wartime.

  • Bir Sreshtho
    Bir Sreshtho

    The Bir Sreshtho is the highest military award of Bangladesh. It was awarded to seven freedom fighters who showed utmost bravery and made the ultimate sacrifice for their nation....
     (Bangladesh
    Bangladesh

    , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a country in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south....
    )
  • Order of Blue Sky and White Sun
    Order of Blue Sky and White Sun

    The Order of Blue Sky and White Sun with Grand Cordon is the Republic of China's second highest military award. Created in 1929, it is awarded for "outstanding contributions to national security under foreign invasion" and is second only to the Order of National Glory....
     (Republic of China
    Republic of China

    The Republic of China , also known as Nationalist China is a country in East Asia that has evolved from a single-party state with full global recognition into a multi-party democratic state with Political status of Taiwan....
    )
  • Mannerheim Cross
    Mannerheim Cross

    The Mannerheim Cross of Liberty is the highest Finland military decoration. The medal was introduced after the Winter War and named after Field Marshal Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim....
     (Finland
    Finland

    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
    )
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
    Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

    The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was a grade of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was the second highest military order of the Third Reich, second only to the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross....
     (Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    )
  • Gold Medal of Military Valor
    Gold Medal of Military Valor

    The Gold Medal of Military Valor is an Italy medal established on 21 May 1793 by Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia of Sardinia "....per bassi ufficiali e soldati che avevano fatto azioni di segnalato valore in guerra" ....
     (Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
    )
  • Pour le Mérite
    Pour le Mérite

    The Pour le M?rite, known informally during World War I as the Blue Max , was the Kingdom of Prussia's highest military Order until the end of World War I....
    (Prussia
    Prussia

    Prussia was, most recently, a historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. This state had for centuries substantial influence on Germany and European history....
    )
  • Nishan-E-Haider
    Nishan-e-Haider

    Nishan-e-Haider , is the highest military award given by Military of Pakistan. It is awarded to military personnel for extraordinary courage and valour beyond the call of duty in face of adversity in defence of the motherland....
     (Pakistan
    Pakistan

    Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and borders Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and People's Republic of China in th...
    )
  • Virtuti Militari
    Virtuti Militari

    The Order Virtuti Militari is Poland's highest military decoration for courage in the face of the enemy. It was created in 1792) by King of Poland Stanislaus II of Poland and is considered as one of the oldest military decorations in the world still in use....
     (Poland
    Poland

    Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
    )
  • War Cross with sword
    War Cross with sword

    Krigskorset med Sverd or the War Cross with Sword is the highest ranking Norway gallantry decoration. It is awarded for extraordinary brave actions or extraordinary leadership during combat....
     (Norway
    Norway

    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
    )
  • Royal Order of the Intare
    Royal Order of the Intare

    Royal Order of the Intare is the dynastic order of the Rwandan Monarchy. It was founded by King Mutara III of Rwanda. Since 3 January 1998, King Kigeli V of Rwanda has affirmed right to bestow the order on certain individuals that have earned the right to be awarded this prestigious award....
     (Rwanda
    Rwanda

    The Republic of Rwanda is a small landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of east-central Africa, bordered by Uganda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania....
    )
  • Hero of the Russian Federation
    Hero of the Russian Federation

    File:Hero of the Russian Federation obverse.jpgHero of the Russian Federation is a Awards and decorations of the Russian Federation and the highest Title of honor that can be bestowed on a citizen by the Russia....
     (Russia
    Russia

    Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
    )
  • För tapperhet i fält
    För tapperhet i fält

    F?r tapperhet i f?lt and F?r tapperhet till sj?ss are two Sweden military decorations awarded to officers and soldiers of the Swedish Armed Forces who have—as the medal names suggest—shown valour in the field or at sea in wartime....
     (Sweden
    Sweden

    Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
    )
  • Victoria Cross
    Victoria Cross

    The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration which is, or has been, awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth of Nations countries, and previous British Empire territories....
     (United Kingdom
    United Kingdom

    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
    )
  • Medal of Honor
    Medal of Honor

    The Medal of Honor is the highest Awards and decorations of the United States military awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed on a member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself "conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action...
     (United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
    )
  • Order of the Golden Kite
    Order of the Golden Kite

    The was an Order of the Empire of Japan, established on 12 February 1889 by Emperor Meiji of Japan "in commemoration of Emperor Jimmu Tenno, the Romulus of Japan."...
     (Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
    )
  • Param Vir Chakra
    Param Vir Chakra

    The Param Vir Chakra is India's highest military decoration awarded for the highest degree of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy, similar to the British Victoria Cross, US Medal of Honor, or French Legion of Honor or Russian Cross of St....
     (India
    India

    India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
    )
  • Medal of Valor
    Medal of Valor

    The Medal of Valor is the highest Israeli Military decorations.The medal was established in 1970 by the Knesset in an act of law and was also awarded for actions prior to 1970....
     (Israel
    Israel

    Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
    )


See also

  • List of military decorations
    List of military decorations

    This is a list of military decorations, by country in alphabetical order and in order of precedence...
  • Civil decoration
    Civil decoration

    A civil decoration is a State decoration awarded to civilians for distinguished service. Military personnel might also be eligible for services of a non-military nature....
  • State decoration
    State decoration

    State decorations are Order s, medals and other decorations granted by a state. International decorations are similar, but are not granted by a specific nation but rather an international organization....
  • Order (decoration)
    Order (decoration)

    An order is a decoration, awarded by a government, a Dynasty, or a religious body to an individual, usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity....
  • Neck order
    Neck order

    A neck order is a type of decoration which is designed to be worn and displayed around a person's neck, rather than hung from the chest as is the standard practice for displaying most decorations....
  • Commonwealth Realms orders and decorations
    Commonwealth Realms orders and decorations

    This article concerns the state decoration of the Commonwealth realms awarded by the sovereign in right of each nation.Awards are listed by order of wear....
  • Awards and decorations of the United States military
    Awards and decorations of the United States military

    Awards and decorations of the United States Military are military decorations which recognize service and personal accomplishments while a member of the United States armed forces....
  • Awards and decorations of the Soviet Union
    Awards and decorations of the Soviet Union

    Awards and decorations of the Soviet Union are decorations from the Former Soviet Union that recognised achievements and personal accomplishments, both military and civilian....
  • Israeli Military decorations
    Israeli Military decorations

    The Israeli Military decorations are the decorations awarded to soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces who exhibit extraordinary bravery and courage....