വിക്ടോറിയ ക്രോസ്
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ശത്രുവിന്റെ മുൻപിൽ അസാമാന്യ ധൈര്യം കാണിക്കുന്ന സൈനികർക്ക് ബ്രിട്ടീഷ് സേന നൽകുന്ന പരമോന്നത സൈനിക ബഹുമതിയാണ് വിക്ടോറിയ ക്രോസ്. 1856-ൽ വിക്ടോറിയ രാജ്ഞിയാണ് ഈ ബഹുമതി ഏർപ്പെടുത്തി തുടങ്ങിയത്.
വസ്തുതകൾ Victoria Cross, Type ...
Victoria Cross | |
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Awarded by the Monarch of the United Kingdom | |
Type | Military decoration |
Eligibility | Persons of any rank in the Naval, Military and Air Forces of the United Kingdom, its colonies or territories, and Commonwealth countries that award UK honours; members of the Merchant Navy; and civilians serving under the orders, directions or supervision of any of the above-mentioned forces or services[1] |
Awarded for | "... most conspicuous bravery, or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy"[2] |
Status | Currently awarded |
Description | Bronze Cross pattée with Crown and Lion Superimposed, and motto: "For Valour" |
Clasps | Bars can be awarded for further acts of valour |
Post-nominals | VC |
Statistics | |
Established | 29 January 1856 |
First awarded | 26 June 1857 |
Last awarded | 26 February 2015 |
Total awarded | 1,358 |
Distinct recipients | 1,355 |
Order of Wear | |
Next (higher) | None |
Next (lower) | George Cross[3] |
Ribbon bar Second award bar |
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