Order of the Military Cross (Poland)

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The Order of the Military Cross is a modern Polish military decoration awarded for acts of bravery and valor in combat, ranking below the historic Virtuti Militari.

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Label Occurrences
Order of the Military Cross (Poland) canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military decoration ⓘ
state order ⓘ
awardedFor acts of bravery in combat ⓘ
meritorious conduct in combat operations ⓘ
valor in combat ⓘ
awardingAuthority President of Poland ⓘ
on behalf of the Republic of Poland ⓘ
canBeAwardedPosthumously true ⓘ
confersHonorificStatus recipient is recognized for bravery in combat ⓘ
country Poland ⓘ
domain military honors ⓘ
eligibility foreign military personnel ⓘ
members of the Polish Armed Forces ⓘ
establishedBy Republic of Poland ⓘ
hasGrade 1st Class ⓘ
2nd Class ⓘ
3rd Class ⓘ
hasRecipientType enlisted personnel ⓘ
non-commissioned officers ⓘ
officers ⓘ
soldiers ⓘ
hasSymbolism courage under fire ⓘ
military valor ⓘ
higherAward Virtuti Militari ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage Polish ⓘ
isAboveInPrecedence Cross of Merit with Swords ⓘ
Medal for Sacrifice and Courage ⓘ
isBelowInPrecedence Order of Polonia Restituta ⓘ
Order of the White Eagle (Poland) ⓘ
Virtuti Militari ⓘ
isDecorationOf Polish state awards system ⓘ
isMilitaryDecoration true ⓘ
isModernDecoration true ⓘ
isRelatedTo Cross of Merit with Swords ⓘ
Virtuti Militari ⓘ
isStateDecoration true ⓘ
isWornOn left side of the chest ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Poland ⓘ
languageOfOfficialName Polish ⓘ
lowerAward Cross of Merit with Swords ⓘ
material metal ⓘ
namedAfter military cross motif ⓘ
ribbonColor dark blue ⓘ
ribbonFeature two white stripes near the edges ⓘ
shape cross pattée ⓘ
status currently awarded ⓘ
type combat decoration ⓘ
usedIn Polish Armed Forces ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Virtuti Militari → lowerAward → Order of the Military Cross (Poland) ⓘ
subject linked to: VIRTUTI MILITARI