Cross of Liberty
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The Cross of Liberty is a Finnish military decoration symbolizing bravery and service, prominently associated with Finland’s struggles for independence and defense.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cross of Liberty canonical | 9 |
| Cross of Liberty (cross grades) | 1 |
| Cross of Liberty badge | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military decoration
ⓘ
order ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Vapaudenristi
ⓘ
Vapaudenristin ritarikunta ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Continuation War
ⓘ
Finnish Civil War ⓘ
surface form:
Finland’s War of Independence
Finnish Civil War ⓘ Winter War ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
bravery in combat
ⓘ
military merit ⓘ service to Finland in war ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
Grand Master of the Order of the Cross of Liberty
ⓘ
President of Finland ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| creator | Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Finnish military personnel
ⓘ
civilians for wartime merit ⓘ foreign military personnel ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
ⓘ
surface form:
Regent Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
|
| hasComponent |
Cross of Liberty
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Cross of Liberty badge
Cross of Liberty cross ⓘ Cross of Liberty medal ⓘ |
| hasGrade |
1st Class
ⓘ
2nd Class ⓘ 3rd Class ⓘ 4th Class ⓘ medal ⓘ |
| hasRibbonColor |
black
ⓘ
yellow ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
Finnish lion
ⓘ
swastika (historical design element) ⓘ |
| inception | 1918 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Finland
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Finland
|
| locationOfHeadquarters | Helsinki ⓘ |
| motto | Urheudesta ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Finnish ⓘ |
| mottoMeaning | For Bravery ⓘ |
| partOf | Order of the Cross of Liberty ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Order of the Lion of Finland
ⓘ
Order of the White Rose of Finland ⓘ |
| shape | cross ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Finland’s struggle for independence
ⓘ
bravery ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ service to Finland ⓘ |
| usedDuring | wartime only (for most classes) ⓘ |
| wearingOrderPrecedenceInFinland | highest wartime decoration system ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cross of Liberty badge
this entity surface form:
Cross of Liberty (cross grades)