Order of Lāčplēsis
Order of Lāčplēsis is an order or military decoration.
Also recorded as LKo; Order of the Bearslayer.
Overview
Former highest Latvian military decoration.
In detail
Recorded constituent parts are Cross of the Order of Lāčplēšis, 1st class, Cross of the Order of Lāčplēšis, 2nd class and Cross of the Order of Lāčplēšis, 3rd class.
It is associated with Latvia. The record gives 1919 as its date of establishment or first appearance.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
“Order of Lāčplēsis”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q1019203: Order of Lāčplēsis
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Elsewhere in Medals
1,069 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
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