This list of military decorations is an index to articles about notable military decorations. It is organized by country in alphabetical order and in order of precedence.
Note that there are many pages which overlap the domain of this page, including military awards and decorations and campaign medal, and pages mentioned within category:Military awards and decorations, category:Battle honours, category:Orders, decorations, and medals and other categories.
By country
Afghanistan
Orders, decorations, and medals of Afghanistan
Albania
Civil awards and decorations of Albania
Algeria
Honorary Spahi
National Order of Merit
Ancient Rome
Military awards and decorations of ancient Rome
Andorra
Orders, decorations, and medals of Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Orders, decorations, and medals of Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Orders, decorations, and medals of Argentina
Armenia
Awards and decorations of Armenia
Australia
Australian honours system
Austria
Austria (Republic)
Orders, decorations, and medals of Austria
Austria-Hungary (Monarchy)
Military awards and decorations of Austria-Hungary
Azerbaijan
Orders, decorations, and medals of Azerbaijan
Baden
Orders, decorations, and medals of Baden
Bahamas
Orders, decorations, and medals of the Bahamas
Bahrain
Orders, decorations, and medals of Bahrain
Bangladesh
Orders, decorations, and medals of Bangladesh
Medals of the Bangladesh Armed Forces
Barbados
Orders, decorations, and medals of Barbados
Belarus
Orders, decorations, and medals of Belarus
Belgium
Orders, decorations, and medals of Belgium
Belgian order of precedence (decorations and medals)
Belize
Orders, decorations, and medals of Belize
Benin
Orders, decorations, and medals of Benin
Bhutan
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Bhutan
Bolivia
Orders, decorations, and medals of Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Orders, decorations, and medals of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Orders, decorations and medals of Botswana
Brazil
Orders, decorations, and medals of Brazil
British Empire
Orders, decorations, and medals of the British Empire
Brunei
Orders, decorations, and medals of Brunei
Bulgaria
Orders, decorations, and medals of Bulgaria
Burma
Orders, decorations, and medals of Burma
Cambodia
Orders, decorations, and medals of Cambodia
Cameroon
Orders, decorations, and medals of Cameroon
Canada
Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada
Orders, decorations, and medals of the Canadian provinces
Chile
Orders, decorations, and medals of Chile
China
Orders, decorations, and medals of China
Colombia
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Colombia
Comoros
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of the Comoros
Confederate States
Davis Guards Medal
(Democratic Republic of the) Congo
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Croatia
Orders, decorations, and medals of Croatia
Orders, decorations, and medals of the Independent State of Croatia
Cuba
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Cuba
Cyprus
Order of Makarios III
Czech Republic
State decorations of the Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Czechoslovakia
Category:Military awards and decorations of Czechoslovakia
Order of the Falcon (Czechoslovakia)
Order of the White Lion
Military Cross (Czechoslovakia)
Legion of Merit (Czechoslovakia)
Czechoslovak War Cross
Czechoslovak War Cross 1918
Czechoslovak War Cross 1939–1945
Medal of Merit (Czechoslovakia)
Denmark
Orders, decorations, and medals of Denmark
Dominica
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Dominica
Dominican Republic
Orders, decorations, and medals of the Dominican Republic
East Timor
Orders, decorations, and medals of East Timor
Ecuador
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Ecuador
Egypt
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Egypt
Order of the Nile
Order of Ismail
Order of Ramesseses The Great
Order of Nasser
Medal of Narmer
Medal of The Golden Eagle
Order of the Bronze Eagle
El Salvador
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of El Salvador
Estonia
Orders, decorations, and medals of Estonia
Ethiopia
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Ethiopia
Order of Menelik II
Fiji
Fijian honours system
Finland
Orders, decorations, and medals of Finland
List of honours of Finland awarded to heads of state and royalty
France
Orders, decorations, and medals of France
Historical orders, decorations, and medals of France
French overseas orders
Gabon
National Order of Merit
Order of the Equatorial Star
Georgia (country)
Orders, decorations, and medals of Georgia
Germany
Orders, decorations, and medals of Germany
Germany (Federal Republic)
German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
Germany (Third Reich)
Germany (Empire)
Ghana
Orders, decorations, and medals of Ghana
Greece
Orders, decorations, and medals of Greece
Greenland
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Greenland
Guatemala
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Guatemala
Guinea
National Order of Merit
Equatorial Guinea
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Equatorial Guinea
Guyana
Orders, decorations, and medals of Guyana
Haiti
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Haiti
Hanover
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Hanover
Holy See
Hong Kong
Orders, decorations, and medals of Hong Kong
Hungary
Orders, decorations, and medals of Hungary
1848–1849-es szabadságharc érdemjel (Military award of Hungarian Revolution of 1848)
vitéz plaqueKnightly Order of Bravery|Vitèzi Rend (Order of Vitéz)
Magyar Szent Korona Rend (Order of the Hungarian Holy Crown)
Magyar Vitézségi Érem (Medal for Bravery)
Magyar Érdemrend és Érdemérem (Order of Merit, Military Class)
Délvidéki Emlékérem (Commemorative Medal for the Return of South Hungary)
Erdélyi Emlékérem (Commemorative Medal for the Liberation of North Transylvania)
Felvidéki Emlékérem (Commemorative Medal for the Liberation of Upper Hungary)
Tűzkereszt (Fire Cross)
Iceland
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Iceland
India
Awards and decorations of the Indian Armed Forces
Indonesia
Orders, decorations, and medals of Indonesia
Iran
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Iran
Awards and decorations of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces
Iraq
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Iraq
Order of the Date Palm
Order of the Two Rivers
Ireland
Military awards and decorations of Ireland
Israel
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Israel
Category:Military awards and decorations of Israel
Italy
Orders, decorations, and medals of Italy
Ivory Coast
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Orders, decorations, and medals of Kazakhstan
Kenya
Orders, decorations, and medals of Kenya
Kiribati
Orders, decorations, and medals of Kiribati
Korea
North Korea
Orders and medals of North Korea
South Korea
Orders, decorations, and medals of South Korea
Kosovo
Orders, decorations, and medals of Kosovo
Kuwait
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Kuwait
Wisam al-Tahir (or Kuwait Liberation Medal)
Kyrgyzstan
Orders, decorations, and medals of Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lebanon
Orders, decorations, and medals of Lebanon
Liberia
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Liberia
Libya
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Libya
Liechtenstein
Orders, decorations, and medals of Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Orders, decorations, and medals of Lithuania
Luxembourg (Monarchy)
Orders, decorations, and medals of Luxembourg
Macau
Orders, decorations, and medals of Macau
Madagascar
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Madagascar
Malawi
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Malawi
(Federation of) Malaya
Johan Mangku Negara
Panglima Mangku Negara
Malaysia
Orders, decorations, and medals of Malaysia
Mali
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Mali
Malta
Orders, decorations, and medals of Malta
Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Order pro merito Melitensi
Mauritius
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Mauritius
Mexico
Orders, decorations, and medals of Mexico
Mexican Imperial Orders
Military decorations of Mexico
Moldova
Orders, decorations, and medals of Moldova
Monaco
Orders, decorations, and medals of Monaco
Mongolia
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Mongolia
Montenegro
Orders, decorations, and medals of Montenegro
Morocco
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Morocco
Order of Ouissam Alaouite
Order of the Military (Morocco)
Sharifian Order of Military Merit
Order of Military Merit (Morocco)
Mozambique
Orders, decorations, and medals of Mozambique
Myanmar
Orders, decorations, and medals of Myanmar
Namibia
Orders, decorations, and medals of Namibia
Decorations
Namibian Cross for Bravery in Gold
Order of Mukorob
Namibian Cross for Bravery in Silver
Namibian Cross for Bravery in Bronze
Campaign Medal(s)
Campaign Medal
Long Service Medals
Service Medal: 30 Years
Service Medal: 20 Years
Service Medal: 10 Years
Shooting Medal(s)
Namibian Champion Shot Medal
Nepal
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Nepal
Netherlands
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of the Netherlands
Category:Military awards and decorations of the Netherlands
Knightly military Orders
Military Order of William
Order of Orange-Nassau (Military division)
Decorations
Cross for Courage and Fidelity (Not awarded anymore)
Honorary Sabre (Not currently awarded)
Honorable Mention (Obsolete)
Bronze Lion
Bronze Cross
Cross of Merit
Airman's Cross
Decoration of Merit
Decoration for Important Military Acts (Not currently awarded)
Lombok Cross (Not awarded anymore)
War Remembrance Cross (Not awarded anymore)
Decoration for Order and Peace (Not awarded anymore)
New Guinea Remembrance Cross (Not awarded anymore)
Mobilisation War Cross (Not awarded anymore)
Cross for Justice and Freedom
Remembrance Medal UN Peace Operations (Not awarded anymore)
Remembrance Medal Multinational Operations (Not awarded anymore)
Remembrance Medal Peace Operations
Kosovo Medal
Decoration for Long-term Service as an Officer
Decoration for Long-term and Loyal Service at the Military Coastguard
Decoration Master-Marksman
Skills Medal KNIL (of the Royal Dutch East Indies Army – Not awarded anymore)
Shooting Price Star (of the Royal Dutch East Indies Army – Not awarded anymore)
Army Medal
Cross for the Four Day Marches
New Zealand
New Zealand royal honours system
Nigeria
Orders, decorations, and medals of Nigeria
North Macedonia
Orders, decorations, and medals of North Macedonia
Norway
Orders, decorations, and medals of Norway
Oman
Orders, decorations, and medals of Oman
Ottoman Empire
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of the Ottoman Empire
Palestine
Decorations, medals and badges of Palestine
Orders, decorations, and medals of the State of Palestine
Pakistan
Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces
Civil decorations of Pakistan
Panama
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Panama
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea honours system
Peru
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Peru
Philippines
Awards and decorations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Poland
Orders, decorations, and medals of Poland
Portugal
Orders, decorations, and medals of Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Category:Orders, decorations and medals of Qatar
Rhodesia
Orders, decorations, and medals of Rhodesia
Military decorations and medals awarded during the UDI (Unilateral Declaration of Independence) period from 1965 to 1979. See also Zimbabwe.
Decorations
Grand Cross of Valour (GCV) (1970–1981)
Order of the Legion of Merit: Military Division (1970–1981)
Silver Cross of Rhodesia (SCR) (1970–1981)
Bronze Cross of Rhodesia (BCR) (1970–1981)
Defence Cross for Distinguished Service (DCD) (1976–1981)
Meritorious Conduct Medal (MCM) (1970–1981)
Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM) (1973–1981)
Defence Forces' Medal for Meritorious Service (DMM) (1971–1981)
Campaign Medals
Rhodesia General Service Medal (1969)
Long Service Medals
Exemplary Service Medal (1970–1981)
Medal for Territorial and Reserve Service (1970–1981)
Shooting Medals
President's Medal for Shooting (1970–1981)
Other Awards
Military Forces Commendation (emblem) (1970–1981)
Romania
Orders, decorations, and medals of Romania
Russian Federation
Orders, decorations, and medals of Russia
Honorary titles
Hero of the Russian Federation
Orders
Order of St. Andrew (highest civil and military award)
Order of Saint George (highest military award)
Order of Merit for the Motherland
Order of Courage
Order of Zhukov
Order of Suvorov
Order of Ushakov
Order of Kutuzov
Order of Alexander Nevsky
Order of Nakhimov
Order of Naval Merit
Order of Military Merit
Medals
Medal of the Gold Star (for the title "Hero of the Russian Federation")
Medal of the Order of Merit for the Motherland
Medal "For Courage"
Medal of Suvorov
Medal of Nesterov
Medal of Ushakov
Medal of Zhukov
Medal "For Distinction in the Protection of the State Borders"
Medal "For Distinction in the Protection of Public Order"
Rwanda
Orders, decorations, and medals of Rwanda
Saint Lucia
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Saint Lucia
Samoa
Orders, decorations, and medals of Samoa
San Marino
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Saudi Arabia
Nuth al-Tahrir al-Kuwait (or Medal for the Liberation of Kuwait)
Senegal
Orders, decorations, and medals of Senegal
Serbia
Orders, decorations, and medals of Serbia
Sierra Leone
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Sierra Leone
Singapore
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Singapore
Category:Military awards and decorations of Singapore
Slovakia
Orders, decorations, and medals of Slovakia
Slovenia
Orders, decorations, and medals of Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of the Solomon Islands
Somalia
Military awards and decorations of Somalia
South Africa
Orders, decorations, and medals of South Africa
South African military decorations order of wearing
South African military decorations
Soviet Union
Orders, decorations, and medals of the Soviet Union
Spain
Orders, decorations, and medals of Spain
Kingdom of Spain
Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand
Medalla Militar (Military Medal)
Cruz de Guerra (War Cross)
Medalla del Ejército (Army Medal)
Medalla Naval (Navy Medal)
Medalla Aérea (Air Force Medal)
Orden del Mérito Militar (Order of Military Merit)
Orden del Mérito Naval (Order of Naval Merit)
Orden del Mérito Policial (Order of Policial Merit)
Orden del Mérito Aeronáutico (Order of Air Force Merit)
Real y Militar Orden de San Hermenegildo (Royal & Military Order of Saint Hermenegildo)
Cruz a la Constancia en el Servicio (Long Military Service Cross)
Medalla de Campaña (Campaign Medal)
Second Spanish Republic
Laureate Plate of Madrid
Madrid Distinction
Order of the Spanish Republic
Medal of the International Brigades
Medalla al Valor (Medal of Valor)
Medalla de la Libertad (Medal of Freedom)
Medalla de Sufrimientos por la Patria (Medal of the Suffering for the Fatherland)
Medalla de la Segunda Guerra de la Independencia (Medal of the Second War of Independence)
Reference: Segunda República (1931–1939)
Sri Lanka
Orders, decorations, and medals of Sri Lanka
Military awards and decorations of Sri Lanka
Suriname
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Suriname
Swaziland
Decorations
Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force Medal for Distinguished Service (1980–present)
Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force Medal for Meritorious Service (1980–present)
Long Service Medals
Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force Long Service Medal (1980–present)
Sweden
Orders, decorations, and medals of Sweden
Syria
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Syria
Taiwan (Republic of China)
Orders, decorations, and medals of the Republic of China
Tanzania
Orders, decorations, and medals of Tanzania
Thailand
Orders, decorations, and medals of Thailand
Togo
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Togo
Tonga
Orders, decorations, and medals of Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Tunisia
Turkey
Orders, decorations, and medals of Turkey
Turkmenistan
Orders, decorations, and medals of Turkmenistan
Tuscany
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Tuscany
Two Sicilies
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of the Two Sicilies
Uganda
Orders, decorations, and medals of Uganda
Ukraine
Orders, decorations, and medals of Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom
Military awards and decorations of the United Kingdom
United States
Awards and decorations of the United States military
Awards and decorations of the United States government
Uruguay
Orders, decorations, and medals of Uruguay
Vanuatu
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Vanuatu
Venezuela
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Venezuela
Vietnam
Vietnam awards and decorations
South Vietnam (former)
Orders, decorations, and medals of South Vietnam
Yugoslavia
Zambia
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Zambia
Zanzibar
Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of the Sultanate of Zanzibar
Zimbabwe
Orders, decorations, and medals of Zimbabwe
See also
Lists of awards
List of highest military decorations by country
List of wound decorations by country
List of military awards and decorations of World War II
Awards and decorations of the Vietnam War
Awards and decorations of the Bangladesh Liberation War
List of military awards and decorations of the Gulf War
List of military awards and decorations of the international military intervention against the Islamic State