AWARDED MEDALS AND CROSSES OF LIBERTY |
1918 - 1996 |
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Decoration "Civilian" medals in grey colour (Current abbreviation parentheses) |
1918 - 19 | 1920 - 38 | 1939 - 40 | 1941 - 45 | 1946 - (96) | Total |
. | 1918 | 1939 | 1941 | |||
. MR 1 MR 2 solk MR 2 Vm 1 rnk (Vm 1 ru) VR kult am VR suurr mk (SR mk) VR suurr (SR ka) VR 1 rt mk tl VR 1 rt mk VR 1 rt ka VR 1 mk tl VR 1 mk VR 1 ka VR 2 mk tl VR 2 mk VR 2 pr VR 2 ka VR 3 mk tl VR 3 mk VR 3 pr VR 3 ka VR 4 mk tl VR 4 mk VR 4 pr VR 4 ka Others |
. - - - - - 5 6 - 6 1 - 35 47 - 115 - 112 - 509 - 186 - 8.243 197 256 6 |
. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 |
. - - - - - 3 1 - 7 2 - 56 30 - 167 2 52 - 1.004 48 290 - 14.971 270 1.129 1 |
. 2 4 191 1 1 12 - 22 38 5 67 242 22 209 1.160 - 51 1.390 9.539 338 152 8.359 47.959 861 490 4 |
. - - - - - 6 * 3 - 13 4 - 39 3 1 189 - 40 4 179 4 20 46 196 8 3 1 |
. 2 4 191 1 1 26 10 22 64 12 67 372 102 210 1.631 2 255 1.394 11.231 390 674 8.379 71.373 1.336 1.921 23 |
All Crosses | 9.724 | 5 | 18.033 | 71.119 | 810 | 99.693 |
. Vm 1 Vm 1 pr Vm 1 ka VR hop am (VR am 1) Vm 2 Vm 2 pr Vm 2 ka VR pron am
(VR am 2) |
. 5.237 197 1.020 - 8.716 623 2.800 - |
. - - - - - - - - |
. 11.590 34 130 - 115.044 241 798 - |
. 70.611 5.253 - 219 239.622 6.849 - 33.438 |
. 579 - - 77 475 - - 239 |
. 88.017 5.484 1.150 296 363.857 7.713 3.598 33.677 |
All Medals | 18.593 | 0 | 127.837 | 355.992 | 1.370 | 503.482 |
Total | 28.317 | 5 | 145.870 | 427.111 | 2.180 | 603.485 |
Notes: * One missing cross added. |
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The
Highest Awarded Crosses of Liberty
(Mannerheim
Crosses listed on separate pages)
Rank
and/or Title, (Notes) . |
Name | Date |
Vm 1 rnk (Vm 1 ru) | ||
Marshal . |
Mannerheim, C. Gustaf E. | 20.3.1940 |
VR kult am | ||
General der Infanterie . |
Erfurth, Waldemar | ? |
VR suurr mk (SR mk) | ||
Cavalry General / Commander-in-Chief of
White Army Deutscher Kaiser, König von Preussen Prinz von Preussen Generalfeldmarschall General der Infanterie Lieutenant General / Commander of
III AK and Kan.A Artillery
General / Inspector of Artillery State
President |
Mannerheim, C. Gustaf E. Wilhelm II Heinrich von Hindenburg, Paul Ludendorff, Erich Heinrichs, A. Erik Nenonen,
Vilho P. Paasikivi,
Juho K. |
30.4.1918 ?.1918 ?.1918 ?.1918 ?.1918 6.7.1940 6.3.1943 9.10.1950 |
VR suurr (SR ka) | ||
Senator (+ five more for foreign heads of states) State President Prime
Minister |
Svinhufvud, Pehr E. . Kallio, Kyösti Kekkonen,
Urho K. |
30.4.1918 . 6.7.1940 29.2.1956 |
VR 1 rt mk tl | ||
Major General / Commander of VII Army Corps Major General / Chief of Command Staff, Supreme HQ Lieutenant General / Commander of Naval Forces Lieutenant General / Commander of IV AK and Aun.R Lieutenant General / Commander of II AK, Maa.R and IV AK Lieutenant General / Commander of I AK and II AK Lieutenant General / Chief Quartermaster, Supreme HQ Major General / Commander of 2.D and VI AK Major General / Commander of 11.D Major General / Commander of 15.D Major General / Commander of 7.D Major General / Commander of 14.D and Group Raappana Lieutenant General / Engineer Commander, Supreme HQ Major General / Artillery Commander, Supreme HQ and ..Chief of Weapons Staff, Supreme HQ Major General / Commander of 7.D and V AK Lieutenant General / Commander of VI AK and Aun.R Lieutenant General / Commander of Kan.R Colonel / Anti-aircraft Commander, Supreme HQ (+ four more for foreign Generals etc.) . |
Hägglund, J. Woldemar Tuompo, Wiljo E. Valve, Väinö L. R. Oesch, K. Lennart Laatikainen, Taavetti Mäkinen, Einar N. Airo, Aksel F. Blick, Aarne L. Heiskanen, Kaarlo A. Hersalo, Niilo V. Isakson, Selim E. Raappana, Erkki J. Sarlin, Unio B. . Svanström, Väinö V. Svensson, Aarne J. Talvela, Paavo J. Ohquist, Harald Helminen, Frans E. |
3.10.1941 3.10.1941 3.10.1941 25.4.1942 9.12.1944 9.12.1944 8.1.1945 8.1.1945 8.1.1945 8.1.1945 8.1.1945 8.1.1945 8.1.1945 . 8.1.1945 8.1.1945 8.1.1945 8.1.1945 10.2.1945 |
VR 1 rt mk | ||
Major General Major General / Chief Quartermaster (and Chief of Staff) Major General Major General Major General Major General Major General / Commander of IV AK Major
General / Chief Quartermaster Lieutenant
General |
von Gerich, Paul B. Ignatius, Johannes F. Löfström, Ernst B. Theslöf, Carl G. Wetzer, P. Martin Wilkama, Karl F. Hägglund, J. Woldemar Airo,
Aksel F. Roschier,
Elof |
28.1.1919 28.1.1919 28.1.1919 28.1.1919 28.1.1919 28.1.1919 25.4.1940 3.10.1941 4.6.1958 |
VR 1 rt ka | ||
Prime Minister Head Director Vice
Minister Minister |
Ingman,
Lauri J. Castrén,
Jalmar Ramsay, C. Henrik W. Lehto, Sakari T. |
28.1.1919 6.7.1940 14.4.1943 6.12.1991 |
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Decorations Awarded to Military Units, Statutes and Organizations etc.
Cross of Liberty 1st Class Town of Vaasa Cross of Liberty 4th Class Suomen valkoinen kaarti (Finnish White Guard) Ribbon of the Cross of Liberty Uudenmaan rykmentti - Nylands Regemente (Uusimaa
Regiment) Cross of Liberty 4th Class Vapaussodan invaliidien liitto ry (Association
of the Disabled Soldiers of the War of Liberty) Kadettikoulu (Cadet School / Military
Academy) Mothers of Finland (on "Mothers'
day") Naval Combat School (Naval Academy) |
. 2.5.1918 . 5.5.1919 . 20.6.1919 . 30.3.1928 26.5.1940 10.5.1942 9.1.1947 |
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Source: VAURI |
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