Military Medal of Spain
The Military Medal (Medalla Militar) is a high military award of Spain to recognise battlefield bravery. The medal was established in 1918 by Alfonso XIII of Spain. Since then it is awarded to members of the Spanish military service independent of rank.
Military Medal of Spain
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- Military Medal
- Field
- military decoration
- Period
- 1918
- Region
- Spain
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The Military Medal (Medalla Militar) is a high military award of Spain to recognise battlefield bravery. The medal was established in 1918 by Alfonso XIII of Spain. Since then it is awarded to members of the Spanish military service independent of rank.
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• Name — Military Medal • Presenter — Spain • Type — Medal • Eligibility — Military personnel only • Awarded For — Distinguished valor • Status — Active • Established — 1918 • Firstawarded — Rif War • Higher — Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand (Royal and Military Order of Saint Ferdinand) • Lower — Cruz de Guerra
Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
• Emilio Mola • Adolf Galland (Condor Legion) • Mohamed Meziane • Werner Mölders (Condor Legion) • Walter Oesau (Condor Legion) • Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma (Condor Legion) • Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen (Condor Legion) • Günther Lützow (Condor Legion) • Hans von Funck
Rif War
Rif War
• Philippe Pétain (Commander-in-Chief of French Forces) • Francisco Franco
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Military Medal of Spain is classified as a military decoration. Associated with Spain. Recorded from 1918.
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Military Medal of Spain first recorded.
1918
Military Medal of Spain is recorded from 1918.
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- 1.[http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2003/12/23/pdfs/A45879-45893.pdf Orden del Ministerio de Defensa /3594/2003, de 10 de diciembre, por la que se aprueban las normas para la tramitación y concesión ordinaria de las Cruces del Mérito Militar, Naval y Aeronáutico, con distintivo blanco, y de las menciones honoríficas, la delegación de competencias en esta materia, y el uso de las condecoraciones representativas de las recompensas.] BOE (23/12/2003). Consultado el 25 de diciembre de 2012.
- 2.BOE-A-1975-21697 Decreto 2422/1975, de 23 de agosto, por el que se aprueban los Reglamentos de la «Medalla Militar», «Cruz de Guerra con Palmas», «Cruz de Guerra», «Medalla de Sufrimientos por la Patria» y de las «Medallas de las Campañas».
- 3.BOE-A-1981-24155 Ley 33/1981, de 5 de octubre, del Escudo de España.
- 4.BOE-A-1981-29376 Real Decreto 2964/1981, de 18 de diciembre, por el que se hace público el modelo oficial del Escudo de España.
- 5.REAL DECRETO 899/2001, de 27 de julio, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento de la Real y Militar Orden de San Fernando.
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