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Between 1947 and 1991, during the years of the Cold War, a large number of military awards and decorations were created by various nations to recognize the undeclared hostilities of the era. Military medals of the Vietnam War and the Korean War are the best known due to the extreme level of the conflicts.
Contents
- Canada
- United States
- Republic of China
- North Vietnam
- North Korea
- Republic of Korea South Korea
- East Germany
- West Germany
- Soviet Union
- Inter American Defense Board
- International Commission of Control and Supervision
- United Nations
- References
The following is a list of military decorations of the Cold War based on the various time periods and specific nations involved.
Canada
Korea Medal Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for Korea Special Service MedalUnited States
Republic of China
Awards and decorations of ChinaNorth Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Order Defeat American Aggression Badge Vietnam Liberation OrderNorth Korea
Awards and decorations of North KoreaRepublic of Korea (South Korea)
South Korean Presidential Unit Citation Korean War Service MedalEast Germany
Orders, decorations, and medals of East Germany
West Germany
The President of the Federal Republic holds the Sonderstufe des Großkreuzes ex officio. It is awarded to him in a ceremony by the President of the Bundestag attended by the Chancellor, the President of the Bundesrat and the Supreme Court President. Other than the President of the Federal Republic, only a foreign head of state can be awarded with the highest class. There is also the provision of awarding the Großkreuz in a special rare design, in which the central medallion with the black eagle is surrounded by a stylized laurel wreath in relief. which has so far only been used twice: for Konrad Adenauer and for Helmut Kohl.