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Order of Michael the Brave Ordinul Mihai Viteazul
Type Military Award Presented by The
King of Romania (1916 – 1947) The
President of
Romania (since 2000) Eligibility Military personnel on active service Status Awarded only in time of war Established 1916, re-instituted 2000 First awarded 1916 Last awarded 1944 and disbanded in 1947
Ribbon of the Order of Michael the Brave
Next (higher) None (Highest) Next (lower)
Order of the Star of Romania
The Order of
Michael the Brave (
Romanian : Ordinul Mihai Viteazul ) is
Romania 's highest
military decoration , instituted by
King
Ferdinand I during the early stages of the
Romanian Campaign of the
First World War , and was again awarded in the
Second World War . The Order, which may be bestowed either on an individual or on a whole unit, was named in honor of
Michael the Brave (Mihai Viteazul ), the late 16th-century Prince of
Wallachia ,
Transylvania , and
Moldavia .
Data
Requirements : Awarded to officers only for exceptional deeds on the battlefield. It is the highest ranking Romanian military order.
Classes : 3rd, 2nd and 1st
Date Instituted : September 26, 1916
Number awarded : 2184
During WW1:
1st class: 16
2nd class: 12
3rd class: 336 (of which 43 awarded to military units)
During WW2:
1st class: 15
2nd class: 76 (of which 13 awarded to military units)
3rd class: 1628 (of which 118 awarded to military units)
A 1941 war flag of the Knights of the Military Order "Mihai Viteazu" (Romania)
Recipients
Obverse of the modern (2000) third class order
During the Second World War, while
Romania was allied with Germany , the Order was awarded to several military members of other
Axis Powers , many in the
Wehrmacht :
See also
References
External links
National decorations
[a]
Commemorative decorations Peacetime military decorations
Civil decorations
Wartime military decorations
[c]
Honorific signs
^ The peacetime military insignia added: two crossed swords (tip up) between the sign and the link if awarded to military personnel in peacetime
^ The categories are equal in ranking, and differentiate only the cultural field
(A - literature; B - music; C - fine arts; D - performing arts; E - national cultural heritage; F - promotion of culture; H - religious cults; G - scientific research; I - architecture) ;
^ The war insignia added: two crossed swords (tip up) behind the sign (except for
Order of Michael the Brave , an order exclusevely for military personnel with exception conduct in wartime or warzones)