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Order of the Star of Italy; The Ordine della Stella d'Italia (OSI) was originally instituted in 1947 as the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity, to recognise those expatriates and foreigners who made an outstanding contribution to the reconstruction of Italy after World War II.
Allied Victory Medal (Italy) B. ... Military Order of Italy; Military Order of Savoy; P. ... Silver Medal of Military Valor; V. Order of Vittorio Veneto; W. War Cross ...
The order is awarded in five degrees for distinguished wartime conduct of units of the armed forces or individual personnel that has "proven expertise, a sense of responsibility and valour." The order was continued on the unification of Italy in 1861 and was revived, under its new name, following the foundation of the Republic in 1946. [ 2 ]
During World War II, the War Merit Cross underwent a number of significant changes. [3] The number of awards was limited to ten, indicated by a combination of bronze, silver and gold crowns. The medal received another change under the Italian Republic in 1947, the royal cypher being replaced by the intertwined letters "RI" for Repubblica ...
The military Order of Vittorio Veneto (Italian: 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 ...
The Commemorative Medal of the War Period 1940–43 (Italian: Medaglia commemorativa del periodo bellico 1940-43) is a decoration awarded by the Italian Republic to personnel who served in the Italian Armed Forces or certain civilian entities of the Government of Italy during Fascist Italy's participation in World War II on the side of the Axis powers between 1940 and 1943.
The origin of the Military Order of Savoy can be traced back to the Medal of Military Valor granted by Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia to his soldiers.. Between 1789 and 1815 this medal went into disuse because of the Piedmontese and Subalpine Republics and the subsequent Napoleonic regime in Italy in Savoy and Piedmont.
Recipients of the Gold Medal of Military Valor (1 C, ... Recipients of the War Merit Cross (Italy) (64 P) S. Military Order of ... Knights of the Order of Vittorio ...