Homeland War Memorial Medal Explained

Homeland War Memorial Medal
Croatian: Spomenica Domovinskog rata
Presenter:the President of Croatia
Country:Croatia
Type:Service medal
Eligibility:Croatian and foreign citizens
Awarded For:Participation in the Homeland War
Status:Active
Total Awarded:430,884
Higher:Order of the Croatian Interlace[1]
Lower:Homeland's Gratitude Medal

The Homeland War Memorial (Croatian: Spomenica Domovinskog rata) is a Croatian state medal awarded to both Croatian and foreign citizens who participated in the nation's Croatian War of Independence as a volunteer, part of the Croatian Army and Croatian Council of Defence or in some other role.[2]

The medal was widely granted, given to over 430,000 people who participated in the war in some form.[3] Much less number has been given in its first and original form Spomenica Domovinskog rata 1990.-1992. to those who participated in the resistance and early days of the formation of the Croatian state and army in the period 1990-1992, and as such was established on the 9th of June 1992.[4] [5]

Notable recipients

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Notes and References

  1. Zakon o odlikovanjima i priznanjima Republike Hrvatske . . 1995/20 . Croatian Parliament . Croatian Parliament . Croatian . Law on Decorations . 1995-03-24 . 2020-09-28.
  2. Web site: ZAKON o odlikovanjima i priznanjima Republike Hrvatske NN 20/95 . 2007-06-11 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070611131029/http://www.predsjednik.hr/default.asp?gl=200309120000006 . 2007-06-11 .
  3. Web site: Military Medals, Decorations, and Orders of Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina - Croatian Forces International Volunteers Association - Udruga Medunarodnih Dragovoljaca Hrvatskih Oruzanih Snaga . 2007-05-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120722124859/http://www.cfiva.org/cfiva/medals/index.cfm . 2012-07-22 . dead .
  4. Web site: Zakon o odlikovanjima i priznanjima Republike Hrvatske .
  5. Web site: Osnovna .
  6. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-08-07 . 2011-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110813044343/http://www.ogulin.hr/povijest/poznati/pocasni-gradani/petar-stipetic . dead .
  7. News: Odluka kojom se odlikuje Predsjednik Republike Hrvatske, dr. Franjo Tuđman. . 29 May 1995 . 2009-01-05 . Croatian .
  8. Web site: HRT: Naslovnica. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924031752/http://www.hrt.hr/arhiv/99/12/12/HRT0057.html. 2015-09-24.