Order of Vittorio Veneto
The military Order of Vittorio Veneto (Ordine di Vittorio Veneto) was an Italian order of chivalry that was founded as national order by the fifth President of the Italian Republic, Giuseppe Saragat, in 1968, "to express the gratitude of the nation" to those decorated with the Medal and the War Cross of Military Valor (Medaglia e Croce di Guerra al Valor Militare) who had fought for at least six months in World War I and earlier conflicts. The Order is awarded in the single degree of Knight. Being awarded more than 50 years after the War, most of the recipients were retired from employment.
Order of Vittorio Veneto
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The military Order of Vittorio Veneto (Ordine di Vittorio Veneto) was an Italian order of chivalry that was founded as national order by the fifth President of the Italian Republic, Giuseppe Saragat, in 1968, "to express the gratitude of the nation" to those decorated with the Medal and the War Cross of Military Valor (Medaglia e Croce di Guerra al Valor Militare) who had fought for at least six months in World War I and earlier conflicts. The Order is awarded in the single degree of Knight. Being awarded more than 50 years after the War, most of the recipients were retired from employment.
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The allowance was also granted to those that fought in the former Austro-Hungarian armed forces who became Italian citizens after annexation. • Ribbon — Class — Full title • — Knight — Cavaliere dell'Ordine di Vittorio Veneto The order was bestowed by decree of the President of the Italian Republic, its head, on the recommendation of the Minister of Defence. A Lieutenant General chaired the council, which investigated applications made by eligible parties to the municipality of residence. It was revived anyway on 15 March 2010 in spite of being still abeyant. • Illustration — Cav. Delfino Borroni, one of the last Knights of Vittorio Veneto, died at age 110 on 26 October 2008. • Notable recipients — Death date and age • Cav. Girolamo Angelini — 22 May 1991 (aged 91) • Cav. Giuseppe Arena — 19 March 1978 (aged 85) • Cav. Ettore Bastico — 2 December 1972 (aged 96) • Cav. Delfino Borroni — 26 October 2008 (aged 110) • Cav. Francesco Domenico Chiarello — 27 June 2008 (aged 109) • Cav. Carlo Azeglio Ciampi — 16 September 2016 (aged 95) • Cav. Pietro Micheletti — 25 March 2005 (aged 105) • Cav. Guglielmo Nasi — 21 September 1971 (aged 92) • Cav. Carmine Pavia — 26 October 1974 (aged 87) • Cav. Domenico Piroli — 25 January 1972 (aged 72) • Cav. Lazare Ponticelli — 12 March 2008 (aged 110) • Cav. Filippo Rizzo — 1 February 1984 (aged 89) • Cav. Marcantonio Rositano — 18 February 1977 (aged 88) • Cav. Ugo Matteucci — 1982 (aged 85) • Cav. Ilario Cardarelli — 2nd April 1984 (aged 87) • Cav. Italo Sarrocco — 8 January 1973 (aged 102) • Cav. Leonardo Giovanni Specchia — 8 January 1973 (aged 87)
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• Name — Order of Vittorio Veneto • Native Name — Ordine di Vittorio Veneto • Awarded By — the Italian Republic • Type — Order of chivalry • Country — Italy • Eligibility — Military veterans • Criteria — Service for 1915–1918 and earlier conflicts • Status — Abolished • Founder — Giuseppe Saragat • Head Title — Grand Master • Head — President of the Republic • Head2 Title — Council Chair • Head2 — Army Corps General • Grades — Knight • Post Nominals — OVV • Website — https: www.quirinale.it/page/vittorioveneto • Last Induction — 15 March 2010 • Higher — Order of the Star of Italy • Lower — War Cross of Military Valor • Caption2 — Ribbon of the order
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- 1.Instituted by Law No. 263 of 18 March 1968
- 2.The Italian Honours Procedure (p.7) Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Department of Protocol (retrieved 5 October 2008)
- 3.Addio all'ultimo cavaliere di Vittorio Veneto La Stampa, 26 October 2008
- 4.Delfino Borroni: Italy’s last surviving veteran of the First World War The Times, 30 October 2008
- 5.Under Legislative Decree No. 66 of 15 March 2010
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