വിക്ടോറിയ ക്രോസ്
ശത്രുവിന്റെ മുൻപിൽ അസാമാന്യ ധൈര്യം കാണിക്കുന്ന സൈനികർക്ക് ബ്രിട്ടീഷ് സേന നൽകുന്ന പരമോന്നത സൈനിക ബഹുമതിയാണ് വിക്ടോറിയ ക്രോസ്. 1856-ൽ വിക്ടോറിയ രാജ്ഞിയാണ് ഈ ബഹുമതി ഏർപ്പെടുത്തി തുടങ്ങിയത്.
| Victoria Cross | |
|---|---|
 Obverse of the cross; ribbon: 1+1⁄2″ (38 mm), crimson (blue ribbon for naval awards 1856–1918) | |
| Awarded by the Monarch of the United Kingdom | |
| Type | Military decoration |
| Eligibility | Persons of any rank in the Naval, Military and Air Forces of the United Kingdom, its colonies or territories, and Commonwealth countries that award UK honours; members of the Merchant Navy; and civilians serving under the orders, directions or supervision of any of the above-mentioned forces or services[1] |
| Awarded for | "... most conspicuous bravery, or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy"[2] |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Description | Bronze Cross pattée with Crown and Lion Superimposed, and motto: "For Valour" |
| Clasps | Bars can be awarded for further acts of valour |
| Post-nominals | VC |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 29 January 1856 |
| First awarded | 26 June 1857 |
| Last awarded | 26 February 2015 |
| Total awarded | 1,358 |
| Distinct recipients | 1,355 |
| Order of Wear | |
| Next (higher) | None |
| Next (lower) | George Cross[3] |
 Ribbon bar  Second award bar | |
അവലംബം
തിരുത്തുക- ↑ Special Army Order 65 of 1961, paragraph 6.
- ↑ "Military Honours and Awards". Defence Internet. UK Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2007.
- ↑ "No. 56878". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 March 2003. p. 3351.
വായനക്ക്
തിരുത്തുക- Wright, Christopher J.; Anderson, Glenda M., eds. (2013). The Victoria Cross and the George Cross: The Complete History. 3 vols. York: Methuen & Co. ISBN 978-0-413-77752-2.
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പുറം കണ്ണികൾ
തിരുത്തുക
വിക്ടോറിയ ക്രോസ് എന്ന വിഷയവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചിത്രങ്ങൾ വിക്കിമീഡിയ കോമൺസിലുണ്ട്.
- Victoria Cross & George Cross Association website
- "Holders of the Victoria Cross and the George Cross". The Times. London. 19 August 2009. Archived from the original on 31 May 2010. Contains a list of links to obituaries.
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- Search UK National Inventory of War Memorial for memorials in the UK commemorating VC recipients Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine.—Select "War" type of "VC or GC Winners"
- The Victoria Cross Trust—Charitable Trust with index of VC recipients
- Victoria Cross Royal Warrants (1856–1920), at www.victoriacross.co.uk