Category
page 1Courage awards
Hero of the Soviet Union
highest title of the USSR awarded to Soviet citizens and foreigners for heroic acts, established 1934, since 1939 also a medal; awarded until 1991
Iron Cross
military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1870–1918) and Nazi Germany
Order of the Red Banner
Soviet award for Heroism in combat or long service in the armed forces (1918–1991)
Victoria Cross
highest military decoration awarded by the UK and the Commonwealth
Hero of the Russian Federation
highest honorary title of Russia
Pour le Mérite
Kingdom of Prussia's highest order of merit
International Women of Courage Award
US State Dep award presented to women who proved their prominence for women's rights
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
highest military award of Nazi Germany
German Cross
military award of Nazi Germany in Gold or Silver (1941-1945)
Military Cross
military decoration of the British Armed Forces
Silver Star
United States military decoration
Param Vir Chakra
India's highest military decoration
Distinguished Service Order
UK military decoration
Order of Glory
military decoration of the Soviet Union
Distinguished Service Cross
United States Army medal for gallantry
Medal "For Courage"
Soviet award
George Cross
award for bravery in the United Kingdom
Navy Cross
American military decoration
Bronze Star Medal
United States Armed Forces decoration award
Distinguished Flying Cross
military decoration of the United States
Cross of St. George
Russian military order
Natalia Ponce de León
Colombian campaigner
Suraya Pakzad
Afghan women's rights activist
Ushakov Medal
medal of the Soviet Union
Air Force Cross
United States Air Force decoration
Croix de guerre 1939–1945
French military decoration
Distinguished Flying Cross
military decoration of the United Kingdom
Cross of Valour
Polish military award
Order of Courage
state award of the Russian Federation
Vir Chakra
military medal from India
Ashoka Chakra
India's highest peacetime military decoration
Order "For Personal Courage"
courage award of the Soviet Union and Russia
Maha Vir Chakra
military decoration in India
Nakhimov Medal
military decoration of the Soviet Union
Croix de guerre 1914–1918
French military decoration
Kirti Chakra
military decoration from India
Aïchatou Ousmane Issaka
Nigerien officer
Begum Jan
Pakistani activist
Medal "For the Salvation of the Drowning"
Soviet and Russian medal
Military Medal
military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army and other services
Order for Courage
Ukrainian order in three classes (1996–)
Air Force Cross
British military decoration
Zhukov Medal
medal of Russia
Shaurya Chakra
Indian military decoration
George Medal
British award
Aneesa Ahmed
Maldivian women's rights activist
Medal for Bravery
Austro-Hungarian medal for bravery
Medal "For Courage in a Fire"
Soviet award
Medal of Courage
Israeli award
Aura Elena Farfán
Guatemalan activist
Soldier's Medal
United States Army heroism award
Medal of Suvorov
Russian military award
Conspicuous Gallantry Cross
military decoration of the British Armed Forces
Order of Bravery
Bulgarian order in several classes (1880–1946 and since 2003)
Croix de guerre
Belgian military award
Medal "For Distinction in the Protection of Public Order"
Nesterov Medal
Distinguished Conduct Medal
United Kingdom military decoration for bravery
Badge of Honour of the Bundeswehr
military medal of the Federal Republic of Germany
Nishan-e-Haider
Nishan-e-Haider (NH; or 'Emblem of the Lion') is the highest military gallantry award of Pakistan. The Nishan-e-Haider is awarded only to members of the Pakistan Armed Forces. It recognises the highest acts of extraordinary bravery in the face of the enemy in air, land, or sea. It has been awarded only 11 times since Pakistan's independence in 1947.