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]
| Homeland War Memorial Medal Spomenica Domovinskog rata | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Service medal |
| Awarded for | Participation in the Homeland War |
| Country | Croatia |
| Presented by | the President of Croatia |
| Eligibility | Croatian and foreign citizens |
| Status | Active |
| Established | March 10, 1995 |
| Total | 430,884 |
 Ribbon of the Homeland War Memorial Medal | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of the Croatian Interlace[1] |
| Next (lower) | Homeland's Gratitude Medal[1] |
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
edit- Imra Agotic
- Mate Boban
- Radimir Čačić
- Zvonimir Cervenko
- Frane Vinko Golem
- Josip Jovic
- Ante Kotromanovic
- Slobodan Lang
- Sveto Letica
- Josip Lucic
- Predrag Matić
- Rudolf Perešin
- Željko Reiner
- Daniel Srb
- Predrag Stipanović
- Petar Stipetić[6] - (Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia)
- Franjo Tuđman[7][8] - (as the President of Croatia, presented to him by Nedjeljko Mihanović, the President of Sabor)
References
edit- ^ a b Croatian Parliament (1995-03-24). "Zakon o odlikovanjima i priznanjima Republike Hrvatske" [Law on Decorations]. Narodne novine (in Croatian) (1995/20). Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ "ZAKON o odlikovanjima i priznanjima Republike Hrvatske NN 20/95". Archived from the original on 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
- ^ "Military Medals, Decorations, and Orders of Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina - Croatian Forces International Volunteers Association - Udruga Medunarodnih Dragovoljaca Hrvatskih Oruzanih Snaga". Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
- ^ "Zakon o odlikovanjima i priznanjima Republike Hrvatske".
- ^ "Osnovna".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Odluka kojom se odlikuje Predsjednik Republike Hrvatske, dr. Franjo Tuđman". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 29 May 1995. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ "HRT: Naslovnica". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.
External links
edit- "Odličja - Spomenica Domovinskog rata" [Decorations - Homeland War Memorial]. Hrvatski vojnik (in Croatian). No. 86. May 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-08-13. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
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