Medal for Gallantry (Greece)

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| name = Medal for Gallantry
Αριστείο Ανδραγαθίας
Aristeion Andragathias

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| type = Military decoration

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| awarded_for = Heroic acts on the battlefield

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| established = 1974{{cite web | last =Robertson | first =Megan C. | authorlink = | title =Greece: Medal for Gallantry | work =Medals of the World | publisher = | date =31 December 2006 | url =http://www.medals.org.uk/greece/greece064.htm | doi = | accessdate =2011-07-03}}

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| higher = Order of the Phoenix

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| lower = Cross of Valour

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| image2 = Greek Medal for Gallantry.svg

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| caption2 = Ribbon bar of the medal

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The Medal for Gallantry ({{langx|el|Αριστείο Ανδραγαθίας}}) is the highest military award of Greece. It was instituted in 1974,{{cite web | url = http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wHxY9m0TgvYxHdtvSoClrL8qch8ztD7IMbtIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6hq6ZkZV96FIDrqIzsJ1O0cD3g92lH58TfijaRh_8HG59-CVhpNOfy0. | title = Law 376/74 "On Military Medals" | publisher = National Printing Office}} but has neither been struck nor awarded yet.

This medal may be awarded for proven heroic acts on the battlefield, in the performance of ordered military action in which life was in obvious and immediate danger, or an act which greatly exceeds the performance of duty and draws the admiration and appreciation of superiors, subordinates or the public.

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Medal for Gallantry (Greece)

Category:Courage awards

Category:1974 establishments in Greece

Category:Awards established in 1974

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