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Order of the Cloud and Banner

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Country
  
Republic of China

Established
  
1935

Status
  
Currently awarded

Order of the Cloud and Banner

Awarded for
  
Contributions to national security or quelling internal unrest

Next (higher)
  
Order of Loyalty and Valour

Next (lower)
  
Order of Loyalty and Diligence

The Order of the Cloud and Banner (Chinese: 雲麾勳章/雲麾勛章) also known as the Order of the Resplendent Banner is a military award of the Republic of China. It was instituted on June 15, 1935 and is awarded in nine grades for contributions to national security. The insignia of the order features a fluttering yellow flag, surrounded by white clouds on a blue field. This image is surrounded by golden rays.

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Grades

The order is divided into nine grades, they are as follows:

Notable recipients

  • Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, regent of the Kingdom.
  • John R. Allen
  • Claire Lee Chennault
  • Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • Peter Fleming (writer)
  • Robert Halperin
  • James M. Masters, Sr.
  • Chesty Puller
  • John Dale Ryan
  • Gen. Alfredo M. Santos (Philippines)
  • Austin Shofner
  • John C. Young
  • Isaac D. White
  • Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana

    • References

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