Homeland War Memorial Medal

The Homeland War Memorial (Croatian: Spomenica Domovinskog rata) is a Croatian state medal awarded to both Croatian and foreign citizens who participated in the nation's Croatian War of Independence as a volunteer, part of the Croatian Army and Croatian Council of Defence or in some other role.[2]

Homeland War Memorial Medal
Spomenica Domovinskog rata
TypeService medal
Awarded forParticipation in the Homeland War
CountryCroatia
Presented bythe President of Croatia
EligibilityCroatian and foreign citizens
StatusActive
EstablishedMarch 10, 1995 (1995-03-10)
Total430,884
Ribbon of the Homeland War Memorial Medal
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of the Croatian Interlace[1]
Next (lower)Homeland's Gratitude Medal[1]

The medal was widely granted, given to over 430,000 people who participated in the war in some form.[3] Much less number has been given in its first and original form Spomenica Domovinskog rata 1990.-1992. to those who participated in the resistance and early days of the formation of the Croatian state and army in the period 1990-1992, and as such was established on the 9th of June 1992.[4][5]

Notable recipients

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.