Virtuti Militari

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Virtuti Militari is Poland’s highest military decoration for valor in the face of the enemy, awarded for exceptional bravery and leadership in combat.

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Label Occurrences
Virtuti Militari canonical 43
Cross of Valour 1
Order of Virtuti Militari 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military decoration
order of merit
awardedDuring January Uprising
November Uprising
Polish–Soviet War
World War I
World War II
awardedPosthumously true
awardedTo Polish soldiers
cities
foreign soldiers
military units
awardFor exceptional bravery in combat
leadership in combat
valor in the face of the enemy
awardingBody President of Poland
bannedBy Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
country Poland
eligibility allied military personnel
members of the Polish Armed Forces
foundedBy Stanisław II Augustus Poniatowski
surface form: King Stanisław II August Poniatowski
hasGrade Commander's Cross
Gold Cross
Grand Cross
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
surface form: Knight's Cross

Silver Cross
hasInscription VIRTUTI MILITARI
inception 1792
isHighest Polish military decoration for valor
languageOfName Latin
legalStatus regulated by Polish law
material silver
motto Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna
surface form: Honor i Ojczyzna
nameMeaning For Military Virtue
notableRecipient Józef Piłsudski
Polish 1st Armoured Division
Władysław Anders
originalName Order Wojskowy Księcia Ludwika Wirtemberskiego
precedenceOver Cross of Valour (Poland)
surface form: Cross of Valor (Krzyż Walecznych)
relatedTo Order of Polonia Restituta
Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
surface form: Order of the White Eagle
restored 1831
1919
ribbonColor black with blue stripes
shape Maltese cross
symbolizes Polish military heroism
sacrifice in defense of the homeland
temporarilyAbolished 1819

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Bernard Montgomery awardReceived Virtuti Militari
Roy Urquhart awardReceived Virtuti Militari
Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski awardReceived Virtuti Militari
Józef Piłsudski awardReceived Virtuti Militari
Eduard Rydz-Śmigły awardReceived Virtuti Militari
Władysław Sikorski awardReceived Virtuti Militari
Georgy Zhukov awardReceived Virtuti Militari
Konstantin Rokossovsky awardReceived Virtuti Militari
Ferdinand Foch awardReceived Virtuti Militari
Merian C. Cooper awardReceived Virtuti Militari
this entity surface form: Order of Virtuti Militari
Władysław Anders awardReceived Virtuti Militari
Bór awardReceived Virtuti Militari
Bór awardReceived Virtuti Militari
this entity surface form: Cross of Valour
Władysław Raczkiewicz awardReceived Virtuti Militari
Henryk Sucharski awardReceived Virtuti Militari
Zygmunt Berling receivedAward Virtuti Militari
Józef Unrug awardReceived Virtuti Militari
Grand Cross hasInscription Virtuti Militari
subject surface form: Grand Cross of the Virtuti Militari
Grand Cross hasMotto Virtuti Militari
subject surface form: Grand Cross of the Virtuti Militari
Gold Cross gradeWithin Virtuti Militari
subject surface form: Gold Cross of the Virtuti Militari
Gold Cross isClassOf Virtuti Militari
subject surface form: Gold Cross of the Virtuti Militari
Gold Cross hasMotto Virtuti Militari
subject surface form: Gold Cross of the Virtuti Militari
VIRTUTI MILITARI motto Virtuti Militari
subject surface form: Virtuti Militari
Commander's Cross motto Virtuti Militari
subject surface form: Commander's Cross of the Virtuti Militari
Commander's Cross isClassOf Virtuti Militari
subject surface form: Commander's Cross of the Virtuti Militari
General Franciszek Kleeberg awardReceived Virtuti Militari
subject surface form: Franciszek Kleeberg
Polish Air Force pilot Stefan Stec awardReceived Virtuti Militari
subject surface form: Stefan Stec
Stanisław Maczek awardReceived Virtuti Militari
Stanisław Sosabowski awardReceived Virtuti Militari
Order of Virtuti Militari motto Virtuti Militari
Order of Virtuti Militari shortName Virtuti Militari
General Lucjan Żeligowski awardReceived Virtuti Militari
subject surface form: Lucjan Żeligowski
Kazimierz Sosnkowski awardReceived Virtuti Militari
Konstanty Rokossowski awardReceived Virtuti Militari
Major Henryk Sucharski awardReceived Virtuti Militari
subject surface form: Henryk Sucharski
Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey awardReceived Virtuti Militari
subject surface form: Miles Dempsey
Prince Józef Poniatowski awardReceived Virtuti Militari
War of 1792 awardEstablished Virtuti Militari
Battle of Zieleńce associatedAward Virtuti Militari