Cross of Liberty

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military decoration order

The Cross of Liberty is a Finnish military decoration symbolizing bravery and service, prominently associated with Finland’s struggles for independence and defense.

Aliases (1)

Cross of Liberty badge ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military decoration → order →
alsoKnownAs	Vapaudenristi → Vapaudenristin ritarikunta →
associatedWithEvent	Continuation War → 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	Regent Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim →
hasComponent	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	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 (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cross of Liberty ("Cross of Liberty badge") → Order of the Cross of Liberty →	hasComponent
Hjalmar Siilasvuo →	awardReceived
Simo Häyhä →	decoratedWith
Medal of Liberty →	higherAward
Order of the Cross of Liberty →	namedAfter
Medal of Liberty →	relatedTo