Soldier's Medal of Honour
The Soldier's Medal of Honour was instituted on July 1, 1950. The order is a military award of North Korea given to soldiers and guerrillas for combat bravery or leadership of troops in battle. Designed along the lines of and awarded with the criteria as the same level as the Soviet Order of the Patriotic War.
Soldier's Medal of Honour
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- North Korea
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The Soldier's Medal of Honour was instituted on July 1, 1950. The order is a military award of North Korea given to soldiers and guerrillas for combat bravery or leadership of troops in battle. Designed along the lines of and awarded with the criteria as the same level as the Soviet Order of the Patriotic War.
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North Korea granted a 50% pension to any soldier permanently disabled in an action that result in the soldier being awarded the order. According to North Korean propaganda, the order was initiated by Kim Il Sung: "On June 28, Juche 39 (1950), Kim Il Sung told an official that he was going to award the Seoul unit title to those that participated in the Seoul liberation operation, adding citations also should be conferred on meritorious soldiers." According to these claims, later that day, he asked an artist to create the design of the order. The following day, Kim "suggesting inscribing letters 'For the fatherland' and a soldier with rifle in hands in the order and decorating its frame with red-color star." He approved the revised design the following day and "personally named it Order of Soldier's Honor." During the Korean War, 7,972 Koreans and 530 Chinese received the award in its first class and 112,170 Koreans and 6,349 Chinese in its second class.
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• Name — Soldier's Medal of Honour • Presenter — The Democratic People's Republic of Korea • Country — North Korea • Type — Order • Eligibility — Individuals • Awarded For — For acts of individual gallantry in combat • Campaign — Korean War • Status — Currently given • Established — 1950 07 01 • Caption2 — Ribbon of the Soldier's Medal of Honour 1st Class
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Soldier's Medal of Honour is associated with North Korea. Recorded from 1950.
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1950
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1950
Soldier's Medal of Honour is recorded from 1950.
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- 1.KCNA Watch. 2013-07-01.
- 2.Military and Civil Awards of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). 978-0615284828.
- 3.북한군 에는 건빵 이 없다?: 귀순 장교 출신 북한 담당 저널리스트 가 쓴 북한군 A-Z 그리고 핵. 978-8992326094.
- 4.Orders, Decorations, and Medals of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. 978-0615190877.
- 5.Sino-NK. 2016-01-08.
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