Medal of Bravery (Italy)

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The Italian medal for bravery ( Italian medaglia al valor militare ) was on May 21, 1793 by King Viktor Amadeus III. and bestowed for outstanding bravery before the enemy.

Victor Emanuel I canceled the award and replaced it on August 14, 1815 with the Military Order of Savoy . Already on March 26, 1833, Karl Albert von Savoy introduced them again and divided them into three levels - gold , silver and bronze .

Order decoration

The medal is a round medal and until 1947 showed the crowned Italian coat of arms, which is surrounded by a laurel wreath tied at the bottom . The inscription all around AL VALORE MILITARE. The written laurel wreath can also be seen on the back, in the middle of which the name of the honored person was engraved.

After the proclamation of the republic in 1946, the symbols of the order were rearranged in 1949: now, instead of the coat of arms, a star can be seen lying on a cog in the middle . At the bottom of the wreath is a loop with the inscription REPVBBLICA ITALIANA.

  • Gold medal for bravery until 1949

  • Medal of bravery in gold after 1949

  • Medal of bravery in silver after 1949

  • Bronze medal for bravery after 1949

  • Strap buckle until 1949

  • Strap buckle after 1949

  • Strap buckle

  • Strap buckle

Carrying method

The decoration is worn on a dark blue ribbon on the left side of the chest. The award stage is marked with a correspondingly colored star on the strap buckle . Since 1948, the gold decoration has also been surrounded by a laurel wreath.

Others

The award can also be given to units, cities, and provinces. For example, Ravenna and the Province of Arezzo received the medal.

The gold medal for bravery was also awarded twice to German soldiers during World War II . These were the two well-known fighter pilots Joachim Müncheberg in August 1941 and Hans-Joachim Marseille on August 6, 1942.

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