Cross of Honor in Memory (Romania)
The Cross of Honor In Remembrance ( ro. Insemnul Onorifie "In Amintire" ) was a Romanian badge of honor awarded during the Second World War to commemorate and reward the service rendered by officers in the Romanian Royal Guard Battalion. It was donated on July 27, 1943 by King Michael I from his seat in Sinaia .
Foundation content
The opening words of the foundation were:
“Royal House, Highest Resolution. Michael I, by the grace of God and the will of the people, King of Romania, all present and future greetings: We have decided: “
The conditions and the granting of the right to wear the badge of honor were to be recorded in a statute. However, the authorization to carry could also be revoked in the event that the person concerned had to be removed from the guard battalion for disciplinary reasons. This right of withdrawal was incumbent on the royal family itself, with the head of the Romanian military cabinet having the right to make proposals. He was also responsible for the administration of the honorary award.
Articles of Association
The right to wear the badge was granted by the very highest order of His Majesty the King and only to officers in the Royal Guard Battalion:
- 4 years as frontline officers;
- 6 years as non-front officers, equals or doctors.
The individual commanders of the battalion could also be awarded the badge of honor at the highest discretion of His Majesty the King. The first proposals that led to the award were to propose all officers who had served in the Royal Guard Battalion since 1930 and who met the above conditions. The badge of honor could therefore also be awarded retrospectively.
Appearance
The badge has the shape of a cross, is 41 mm wide and 41 mm high and is made of silver . The front is enamelled and has gilded edges. The gold-plated letters: B (left), R (right) and G (below), which stand for the abbreviation for B ataillin de G arda R egalä, can be read in the right, left and lower cross arms . At the intersection of the cross, the silver-gilt royal name (the king's seal of Michael I) can be seen. The back of the cross is not enameled and shows an engraved serial number at the intersection of the cross, which is identical to the number of the award document awarded with the cross and thus legalized the right to wear.
Carrying method
The badge of honor for the military suit was worn as a pendant under the flap of the upper left breast pocket on a watered, moiré 30 mm blue silk ribbon with a gold-framed hem using a silver-gold-plated triangle with a hanging ring. A miniature (15 mm) in the buttonhole was allowed for the civil suit.
Individual evidence
- ^ Deutsche Uniform Zeitschrift, year 1943, issue 9, page 3, reprint of the foundation decree from the Romanian State Gazette No. 213 of September 11, 1943, Article I.
- ↑ Deutsche Uniform Zeitschrift, year 1943, issue 9, page 3, reprint of the foundation decree from the Romanian State Gazette No. 213 of September 11, 1943, Article II
- ↑ Deutsche Uniform Zeitschrift, year 1943, issue 9, page 3, reprint of the foundation decree from the Romanian State Gazette No. 213 of September 11, 1943, Articles III and IV
- ↑ Deutsche Uniform Zeitschrift, year 1943, issue 9, page 3, reprint of the statute decree from the Romanian State Gazette No. 213 of September 11, 1943, No. 1 and 9
- ↑ Deutsche Uniform Zeitschrift, year 1943, issue 9, page 3, reprint of the statute decree from the Romanian State Gazette No. 213 of September 11, 1943, No. 6 and Appendix I.