词条 | Cross of Liberty (Estonia) |
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| name = Cross of Liberty | image = Eesti Vabadusrist.jpg | image_size = 300px | caption = Illustration of the three grades with each of the three classes | awarded_by = {{EST}} | country = | type = Three grade order, of three classes each | eligibility = | for = Recognition for services during the Estonian War of Independence | campaign = | status = No longer awarded | description = | motto = | clasps = | post-nominals = VR I/1 VR I/2 VR I/3 Military Leadership VR II/1 VR II/2 VR II/3 Personal Courage VR III/1 VR III/2 VR III/3 Civilian Service | established = Estonian War of Independence | first_award = 24 February 1919 | last_award = 19 June 1925 | total = 3156[1] | posthumous = | recipients = | precedence_label = | individual = | higher = Highest | same = | lower = Order of the National Coat of Arms | related = | image2 = Cross of Liberty for Military Leadership, Grade I Cross of Liberty for Personal Courage, Grade II Cross of Liberty for Civilian Service, Grade III | caption2 = }} The Cross of Liberty ({{Lang-et|Vabadusrist}}) was a medal established by then Prime Minister of Estonia, Konstantin Päts, on 24 February 1919 to honor people for their services during the Estonian War of Independence and conferred in three grades, each in three classes. Grade I was for military leadership, Grade II for personal courage, and Grade III for civilian service. Grade and class is attached to the name of recipient in the form of post-nominal letters. The 1st class of II grade was never conferred. Bestowal of the Cross of Liberty was terminated on 19 June 1925.[2] The last surviving recipient of the Cross of Liberty was Karl Jaanus VR II/3, who died on 6 October 2000. The War of Independence Victory Column in Tallinn, opened in 2009, is modelled after the Cross of Liberty. DesignThe designer of the Cross of Liberty was the famous Estonian artist Peet Aren. He used Grand Master of the Teutonic Order (hochmeister's) cross as the basis for the shape of the Cross of Liberty.[3] Notable recipients of the Cross of Liberty
References1. ^Estonian State Decorations, President of the Republic of Estonia. Retrieved 2011-01-22 {{Estonian state decorations}}{{Highest gallantry awards}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Cross Of Liberty (Estonia)}}2. ^Estonian State Decorations, President of the Republic of Estonia. Retrieved 2011-01-22 3. ^Hannes Walter. Eesti teenetemärgid. Tallinn 1998. 3 : Orders, decorations, and medals of Estonia|Awards established in 1919|1919 establishments in Estonia |
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