War Cross for Military Valor
| War Cross for Military Valor Croce di Guerra al Valor Militare | |
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War Cross for Military Valor | |
Awarded by  Italy | |
| Eligibility | Members of the Italian armed forces |
| Awarded for | Military valor in time of war |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 7 January 1922[1] |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Bronze Medal for Civil Valor[2] |
| Next (lower) | War Merit Cross[2] |
 Ribbon bar of the cross | |
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The War Cross for Military Valor (Italian: Croce di Guerra al Valor Militare) is an Italian decoration for military valor.[3] Established in 1922, the cross may only be awarded in time of war.
Appearance
The medal is a Greek cross made of copper. Inscribed on the horizontal arms is Al Valor Militare (For Military Valor). On the top arm of the cross is the monogram of the Italian Republic. The bottom arm depicts a Roman sword sheathed in bay leaves. The back of the cross depicts a five-pointed star, with rays radiating from behind that star out to the arms of the cross. The cross is suspended from a solid blue ribbon.
Notable recipients
- Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta
- Vernon Baker, Second Lieutenant, US Army, MoH
- Heinrich Bleichrodt, German Kriegsmarine
- Hamilton H. Howze, General, US Army
- Clayton P. Kerr, Major General and member of Allied Mission to Italian Army in World War II
- Wolfgang Lüth, German Kriegsmarine
- Enrico Martini, Italian Lieutenant Colonel
- Billy Mitchell, outspoken American air power advocate
- Kaoru Moto, Pfc, US Army, MoH
References
- ↑ "Arma dei Carabinieri - Home - L'Arma - Curiosità - Non tutti sanno che... - C" (in Italian). Carabinieri.it. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Esercito Italiano- Nastrini delle decorazioni in uso" (in Italian). Esercito.difesa.it. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
- ↑ Regio Decreto 4 novembre 1932, n. 1423(1) Medaglia e Croce di Guerra al Valor Militare, pubblicato nella Gazzetta Ufficiale 2 novembre 1932, n. 261