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Tapferkeit</i></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ehrenkreuz_Bundeswehr_Tapferkeit_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Ehrenkreuz_Bundeswehr_Tapferkeit_1.jpg/200px-Ehrenkreuz_Bundeswehr_Tapferkeit_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="333" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Ehrenkreuz_Bundeswehr_Tapferkeit_1.jpg/300px-Ehrenkreuz_Bundeswehr_Tapferkeit_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Ehrenkreuz_Bundeswehr_Tapferkeit_1.jpg/400px-Ehrenkreuz_Bundeswehr_Tapferkeit_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1168" data-file-height="1944" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The Bundeswehr Cross of Honour for Valour</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Military_decoration" class="mw-redirect" title="Military decoration">Military decoration</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Awarded for</th><td class="infobox-data">"An act of gallantry in the face of exceptional danger to life and limb whilst demonstrating staying power and serenity in order to fulfill the military mission in an ethically sound way."<sup id="cite_ref-ops_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ops-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data location">Germany</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Presented by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Bundeswehr" title="Bundeswehr">Bundeswehr</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Currently awarded</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">13 August 2008<sup id="cite_ref-ops_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ops-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">First awarded</th><td class="infobox-data">1 July 2009<sup id="cite_ref-spiegel_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spiegel-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bravery_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bravery_ribbon.svg/100px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bravery_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bravery_ribbon.svg/150px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bravery_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bravery_ribbon.svg/200px-GER_Bundeswehr_Honour_Cross_Bravery_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Ribbon bar of the decoration</div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Bundeswehr Cross of Honour for Valour</b> (<a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Ehrenkreuz der Bundeswehr für Tapferkeit</i>) is the highest <a href="/wiki/Military_decoration" class="mw-redirect" title="Military decoration">military decoration</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Bundeswehr" title="Bundeswehr">Bundeswehr</a>. It is the highest class of the <a href="/wiki/Badge_of_Honour_of_the_Bundeswehr" title="Badge of Honour of the Bundeswehr">Bundeswehr Cross of Honour</a>. The decoration is the first combat valour award presented by Germany since World War II.<sup id="cite_ref-spiegel_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spiegel-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bundeswehr_Cross_of_Honour_for_Valour&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since World War II, Germany has seen its military as a defensive force, but during the 1990s Germany began playing a bigger role with its military within the European Union. After the <a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">September 11 attacks</a> on the United States, Germany joined <a href="/wiki/ISAF" class="mw-redirect" title="ISAF">ISAF</a> in Afghanistan and has continued to deploy Bundeswehr troops to areas under combat conditions. </p><p>In 2007, the Petitions Committee of the Bundestag made a recommendation to create a decoration to recognize military personnel for valour.<sup id="cite_ref-ops_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ops-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2008, <a href="/wiki/Ernst-Reinhard_Beck" title="Ernst-Reinhard Beck">Ernst-Reinhard Beck</a>, the president of the German Reservists Association, suggested the reestablishment of the <a href="/wiki/Iron_Cross" title="Iron Cross">Iron Cross</a>. From its establishment by the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Prussia" title="Kingdom of Prussia">Kingdom of Prussia</a> in 1813 until 1945, the Iron Cross had recognized valour by German soldiers. However, the historical connotations assigned to the Iron Cross from World War II provoked criticism from some groups.<sup id="cite_ref-spiegel_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spiegel-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Federal_Ministry_of_Defence_(Germany)" title="Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany)">Federal Defence Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Franz_Josef_Jung" title="Franz Josef Jung">Franz Josef Jung</a> proposed a new level of the Bundeswehr Cross of Honour to recognize bravery and valour in combat on 13 August 2008. The <a href="/wiki/President_of_Germany" title="President of Germany">President of Germany</a> <a href="/wiki/Horst_K%C3%B6hler" title="Horst Köhler">Horst Köhler</a> granted authorization for this valour decoration on 18 September 2008. On 10 October 2008, the directive creating the Bundeswehr Cross of Honour for Valour became law upon being published in the Federal Law Gazette and the Federal Gazette.<sup id="cite_ref-ops_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ops-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first recipients of the Cross of Honour for Valour were four soldiers caught up in a suicide attack by Taliban forces on 20 October 2008 southwest of <a href="/wiki/Kunduz" title="Kunduz">Kunduz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>. Two German soldiers were wounded and two were killed in the attack. Five Afghan children died, while one was injured. Disregarding the fact that their armored vehicle was on fire and munitions were exploding around them, these four soldiers rushed to the scene to try to help the wounded without regard for their own safety.<sup id="cite_ref-spiegel_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spiegel-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criteria">Criteria</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bundeswehr_Cross_of_Honour_for_Valour&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Criteria"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Members of the German Armed forces are statutorily, under Section 7 of the Legal Status of Military Personnel Act, required to be brave. Members swear to "bravely defend the rights and freedom of the German people." For this reason any conduct recognized by the Cross of Honour for Valour must be of an exceptionally brave nature. Recommendations must describe in great detail how this bravery is above that which is required and how it was "necessary to overcome fear and perform an act of gallantry in the face of exceptional danger to life and limb whilst demonstrating staying power and serenity in order to fulfill the military mission in an ethically sound way."<sup id="cite_ref-ops_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ops-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recipients">Recipients</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bundeswehr_Cross_of_Honour_for_Valour&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Recipients"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; font-size: 85%; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:10%;" class="unsortable">Date of award </th> <th style="width:10%;" class="unsortable">Name </th> <th style="width:5%;" class="unsortable">Age </th> <th style="width:5%;" class="unsortable">Rank when awarded </th> <th style="width:20%;" class="unsortable">Unit at ceremony </th> <th style="width:5%;" class="unsortable">Operation </th> <th class="unsortable" style="width:40%; text-align:left;">Reason awarded </th> <th style="width:5%;" class="unsortable">Source </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">6 July 2009 </td> <td>Jan Berges </td> <td>29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hauptfeldwebel_(rank)" title="Hauptfeldwebel (rank)">Hauptfeldwebel</a> (HptFw) </td> <td rowspan="3">1./<a href="/wiki/Paratrooper_Battalion_263_(Bundeswehr)" title="Paratrooper Battalion 263 (Bundeswehr)">Fallschirmjägerbataillon 263</a> </td> <td rowspan="4">ISAF </td> <td rowspan="4" style="text-align:left;">On 20 October 2008, about five kilometers southwest of Kunduz, Afghanistan, they rescued their comrades and Afghan civilians who were victims of a suicide attack. In spite of burning vehicles and exploding ammunition these soldiers rushed to aid the victims of the attack. </td> <td rowspan="4"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Alexander Dietzen </td> <td>33 </td> <td>HptFw </td></tr> <tr> <td>Henry Lukács </td> <td>28 </td> <td>HptFw </td></tr> <tr> <td>Markus Geist </td> <td>28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oberfeldwebel" title="Oberfeldwebel">Oberfeldwebel</a> (OFw) </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luftlande-_und_Lufttransportschule&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Luftlande- und Lufttransportschule (page does not exist)">Luftlande-/Lufttransportschule</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">22 January 2010 </td> <td>Daniel Seibert </td> <td>30 </td> <td>HptFw </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gefechts%C3%BCbungszentrum_Heer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gefechtsübungszentrum Heer (page does not exist)">Gefechtsübungszentrum Heer</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">ISAF </td> <td style="text-align:left;">On 4 June 2009, he led a reconnaissance patrol outside of <a href="/wiki/Kunduz" title="Kunduz">Kunduz</a>, Afghanistan. While on patrol they became engaged with a numerically superior enemy force. In the course of more than one-hour firefight, the attackers were repelled. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Steffen Knoska </td> <td>29 </td> <td>OFw </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=J%C3%A4gerregiment_1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jägerregiment 1 (page does not exist)">Jägerregiment 1</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">On 7 June 2009, operating in the Kunduz area, and while trying to salvage a damaged vehicle during a battle, under heavy fire. Risking his own life and in spite of a helmet hit, along with his soldiers he rescued a wounded comrade from the field of fire. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 May 2010 </td> <td>Jan Hecht </td> <td>36 </td> <td>HptFw </td> <td>2./Panzergrenadierbataillon 391 </td> <td>ISAF </td> <td style="text-align:left;">On 4 June 2009, HptFw Hecht and his platoon received the order to reinforce a patrol which had come under fire. During the approach, the platoon itself was ambushed near Basoz (Kunduz area). Facing utmost personal danger and displaying outstanding leadership, Hecht led his outnumbered platoon into combat, managed to break through and relieved the cut-off patrol. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6">29 November 2010 </td> <td>Mario Kunert </td> <td>36 </td> <td>HptFw </td> <td>3./Fallschirmjägerbataillon 373 </td> <td rowspan="6">ISAF </td> <td style="text-align:left;">On 2 April 2010 in Isa Khel (Kunduz Area), HptFw Kunert pressed forward with four soldiers to a patrol which has been ambushed and cut off. By his vigorous advance and his firm leadership, Kunert enabled the extrication of the wounded patrol commander. </td> <td rowspan="6"><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <p><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Philipp Oliver Pordzik </td> <td>33 </td> <td>HptFw </td> <td>4./Fallschirmjägerbataillon 313 </td> <td style="text-align:left;">On 2 April 2010 in Isa Khel (Kunduz Area), HptFw Pordzik rushed his platoon to the site where an APC Dingo had been destroyed by a remotely detonated IED. Facing mortal danger by intense and aimed enemy fire, Pordzik dismounted and enabled the rescue of the wounded Dingo-crew by purposeful leadership and resolute action. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ralf Rönckendorf </td> <td>38 </td> <td>HptFw </td> <td>3./Fallschirmjägerbataillon 373 </td> <td style="text-align:left;">On 2 April 2010 during an intense firefight in Isa Khel (Kunduz Area), OFw Rönckendorf, weapon in hand, fought his way through to and treated one of his comrades who was wounded and threatened to be overwhelmed by insurgents. Finally Rönckendorf himself was severely wounded by an IED-detonation, causing him to lose his eyesight. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Maik Mutschke </td> <td>24/25<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stabsgefreiter" title="Stabsgefreiter">Stabsgefreiter</a> (StGefr) </td> <td>3./Fallschirmjägerbataillon 373 </td> <td style="text-align:left;">On 2 April 2010 in Isa Khel (Kunduz Area), StGefr Mutschkes patrol was attacked and surrounded by insurgents, wounding the patrol leader. In the ensuing heavy engagement, Mutsche -alone and under constant enemy fire- crossed 300m of the village and made contact with friendly troops, enabling them to press up to his patrol. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Robert Hartert (posthumous - killed 2 April 2010) </td> <td>25 (†) </td> <td>StGefr </td> <td>3./Fallschirmjägerbataillon 373 </td> <td style="text-align:left;">On 2 April 2010 in an intense engagement in Isa Khel (Kunduz Area), StGefr Hartert fought with conspicuous gallantry as a machinegunner in a forwardmost position and was eventually fatally wounded. Until this moment, his autonomous and continuous fire-support contributed immensely to the rescue of a wounded comrade from a dire situation. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Martin Kadir Augustyniak (posthumous - killed 2 April 2010) </td> <td>28 (†) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hauptgefreiter" class="mw-redirect" title="Hauptgefreiter">Hauptgefreiter</a> (HptGefr) </td> <td>3./Fallschirmjägerbataillon 373 </td> <td style="text-align:left;">On 2 April 2010 in an intense engagement in Isa Khel (Kunduz Area), HptGefr Augustyniak took an essential role in the rescue of a wounded patrol leader. Despite being wounded twice during the heavy engagement, Augustyniak eventually provided covering fire by making use of his rifle and RPG for an APC Dingo which had its machinegun destroyed. Finally he was fatally wounded when the mentioned APC was destroyed by a remotely detonated IED. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">12 April 2011 </td> <td>Stefan Weinmüller </td> <td>42 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stabsfeldwebel" title="Stabsfeldwebel">Stabsfeldwebel</a> (StFw) </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luftlande-_und_Lufttransportschule&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Luftlande- und Lufttransportschule (page does not exist)">Luftlande-/Lufttransportschule</a> </td> <td rowspan="5">ISAF </td> <td rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;">On 19 July 2009 StFw Weinmüller und OFw Henken rescued a wounded ANA-Soldier during an engagement near Isa Khan / Chahar Darah, facing enemy fire. <p>HptFw Mey, OFw Reichow and StGefr Müller distinguished themselves on 16 June 2010 as members of Quick Reaction Force 5 during an engagement in the Baghlan aréa. During the awarding-ceremony, minister of defence Thomas de Maizière mentioned that the soldiers "made themselves conspiciuous by their gallant conduct“. </p> </td> <td rowspan="5"><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Timo Henken </td> <td>31 </td> <td>OFw </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luftlande-_und_Lufttransportschule&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Luftlande- und Lufttransportschule (page does not exist)">Luftlande-/Lufttransportschule</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Andreas Mey </td> <td>30 </td> <td>HptFw </td> <td>4./Gebirgsjägerbataillon 231 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Norman Reichow </td> <td>30 </td> <td>OFw </td> <td>4./Gebirgsjägerbataillon 231 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Valeri Müller </td> <td>21 </td> <td>StGefr </td> <td>4./Gebirgsjägerbataillon 231 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 September 2011 </td> <td>Jared Sembritzki </td> <td>42 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oberstleutnant" title="Oberstleutnant">Oberstleutnant</a> </td> <td>Kdr Gebirgsjägerbataillon 231 </td> <td>ISAF </td> <td style="text-align:left;">During a heavy engagement for a combat-outpost near Shahabuddin, OTL Sembritzki as commander of the Quick Reaction Force 5, distinguished himself by showing bravery, leadership, resolution and selfless commitment. </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">6 September 2011, two more awards were presented </td> <td>? </td> <td>? </td> <td>? </td> <td>? </td> <td rowspan="2">? </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;">? </td> <td rowspan="2">? </td></tr> <tr> <td>? </td> <td>? </td> <td>? </td> <td>? </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">22 November 2011 </td> <td>Rene Fandrich </td> <td>? </td> <td>HptFw </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gefechts%C3%BCbungszentrum_Heer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gefechtsübungszentrum Heer (page does not exist)">Gefechtsübungszentrum Heer</a> </td> <td rowspan="5">? </td> <td rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;">? </td> <td rowspan="5"><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jürgen Wölfl </td> <td>42 </td> <td>HptFw </td> <td>3./Panzergrenadierbataillon 122 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jan Bauer </td> <td>? </td> <td>OStGefr </td> <td>2./Fallschirmjägerbataillon 313 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tim Focken </td> <td>24/25 </td> <td>OStGefr </td> <td>2./Fallschirmjägerbataillon 313 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Engin Imprammpasi </td> <td>? </td> <td>StGefr </td> <td>? </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">31 March 2014 </td> <td>Benjamin B.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td> <td>HptFw </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kommando_Spezialkr%C3%A4fte" title="Kommando Spezialkräfte">Kommando Spezialkräfte</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">ISAF </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jürgen E.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_17-1" 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Vir Chakra">Param Vir Chakra</a> (wartime) / <a href="/wiki/Ashoka_Chakra_(military_decoration)" title="Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)">Ashoka Chakra</a> (peacetime) <span style="font-size:85%;">(India)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Fath" title="Order of Fath">Order of Fat'h</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Iran)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Medal_for_Gallantry" title="Military Medal for Gallantry">Military Medal for Gallantry</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Ireland)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Valor_(Israel)" title="Medal of Valor (Israel)">Medal of Valor</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Israel)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gold_Medal_of_Military_Valor" title="Gold Medal of Military Valor">Gold Medal of Military Valor</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Italy)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seri_Pahlawan_Gagah_Perkasa" class="mw-redirect" title="Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa">Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Malaysia)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Order_of_William" title="Military Order of William">Military Order of William</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Netherlands)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/War_Cross_(Norway)" title="War Cross (Norway)">War Cross</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Norway)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nishan-e-Haider" title="Nishan-e-Haider">Nishan-e-Haider</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Pakistan)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Philippines_Medal_of_Valor" title="Armed Forces of the Philippines Medal of Valor">Medal of Valor</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Philippines)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virtuti_Militari" title="Virtuti Militari">War Order Virtuti Militari</a> (wartime) / <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Military_Cross" title="Order of the Military Cross">Order Krzyża Wojskowego</a> (peacetime) <span style="font-size:85%;">(Poland)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Tower_and_Sword" class="mw-redirect" title="Order of the Tower and Sword">Order of the Tower and Sword</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Portugal)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Michael_the_Brave" title="Order of Michael the Brave">Order of Michael the Brave</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Romania)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hero_of_the_Russian_Federation" title="Hero of the Russian Federation">Hero of the Russian Federation</a> <i>title</i> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Russian Federation)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_White_Eagle_(Serbia)" title="Order of the White Eagle (Serbia)">Order of the White Eagle with swords</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Serbia)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Somali_Star" title="Order of the Somali Star">Order of the Somali Star</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Somalia)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nkwe_ya_Gauta" title="Nkwe ya Gauta">Nkwe ya Gauta</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(South Africa)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laureate_Cross_of_Saint_Ferdinand" title="Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand">Laureate Cross of St. Ferdinand</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Spain)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parama_Weera_Vibhushanaya" title="Parama Weera Vibhushanaya">Parama Weera Vibhushanaya</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Sri Lanka)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Sword" title="Order of the Sword">Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Sweden)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Rama" title="Order of Rama">Order of Rama</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Thailand)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Armed_Forces_Medal_of_Honor" title="Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Turkey)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Katonga" title="Order of Katonga">Order of Katonga</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Uganda)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hero_of_Ukraine" title="Hero of Ukraine">Order of the Gold Star</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Ukraine)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross" title="Victoria Cross">Victoria Cross</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross" title="Victoria Cross">United Kingdom</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross_for_Australia" title="Victoria Cross for Australia">Australia</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross_(Canada)" title="Victoria Cross (Canada)">Canada</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross_for_New_Zealand" title="Victoria Cross for New Zealand">New Zealand</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(United States)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Obsolete</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" 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St. Henry</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Kingdom of Saxony)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Merit_Order_(W%C3%BCrttemberg)" title="Military Merit Order (Württemberg)">Military Merit Order</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Kingdom of Württemberg)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knight%27s_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross" title="Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross">Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Nazi Germany)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Golden_Kite" title="Order of the Golden Kite">Order of the Golden Kite</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Empire of Japan)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_L%C4%81%C4%8Dpl%C4%93sis" title="Order of Lāčplēsis">Order of Lāčplēsis</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Latvia)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Cross_of_Valour" title="Grand Cross of Valour">Grand Cross of Valour</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Rhodesia)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laureate_Plate_of_Madrid" title="Laureate Plate of Madrid">Laureate Plate of Madrid</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Second Spanish Republic)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castle_of_Good_Hope_Decoration" title="Castle of Good Hope Decoration">Castle of Good Hope Decoration</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(South Africa)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Merit_Medal_(Vietnam)" title="Military Merit Medal (Vietnam)">Vietnam Military Merit Medal</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(South Vietnam)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hero_of_the_Soviet_Union" title="Hero of the Soviet Union">Hero of the Soviet Union</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Soviet Union)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Kara%C4%91or%C4%91e%27s_Star" class="mw-redirect" title="Order of Karađorđe's Star">Order of the Karađorđe's Star with Swords</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Kingdom of Yugoslavia)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Freedom_(Yugoslavia)" title="Order of Freedom (Yugoslavia)">Order of Freedom</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(SFR 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