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Victoria Cross
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The Victoria Cross is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the British decorations system, awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and civilians under military command. It was introduced by Queen Victoria in 1856 to honour acts of valour during the Crimean War, with the first awards presented in 1857. Since then, the medal has been awarded 1,358 times to 1,355 individual recipients, with two thirds of all awards personally presented by the British monarch.learn more on wikipedia
perspectives
countries
- 1.South Africa
- 2.France
- 3.United Kingdom
- 4.Israel
- 5.Iraq
- 6.Italy
- 7.Kenya
- 8.Samoa
- 9.Afghanistan
- 10.Australia
- 11.Germany
organizations
- 1.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
- 2.Royal British Legion
- 3.Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
- 4.Royal Marines
- 5.Scotty's Little Soldiers
- 6.Sinn Féin
- 7.Taxi Charity for Military Veterans
- 8.10 Downing Street
- 9.British Foreign Office
- 10.Buckingham Palace
- 11.Committal Service
- 12.Commonwealth
persons
- 1.Michelle O'Neill
- 2.Taylor Swift
- 3.Hilary Benn
- 4.John Major
- 5.John Swinney
- 6.Kate Middleton
- 7.Keir Starmer
- 8.Kemi Badenoch
- 9.King Charles III
- 10.Liz Truss
- 11.Martin Mcguinness
- 12.Max Foster