Order of Independence and Freedom

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| name = Order of Independence and Freedom

| image =自由独立勋章图案.JPG

| caption = Order of Independence and Freedom (First Class Medal)

| presenter = Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

| country = People's Republic of China

| type = Chinese military medal

| eligibility = Military personnel only

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| established = 1955

| firstawarded = 1955

| lastawarded = 1955

| total_awarded = 196 (First Class Medal)
4,152 (Second Class Medal)
31,098 (Third Class Medal)

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{{Chinese||s= 独立自由勋章 |t=獨立自由勳章 |p=Dúlì Zìyóu Xūnzhāng}}

Order of Independence and Freedom ({{zh|s=独立自由勋章|p=Dúlì Zìyóu Xūnzhāng}}) was a military award from the People's Republic of China. It was created in 1955, to give recognition to men who distinguished themselves "conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity" in combat with an enemy of China in the Second Sino-Japanese War.{{cite web|script-title=zh:高清图：“独立自由勋章”雕塑|url=http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/0707/c1001-25248008.html|website=People|language=zh|date=2014}}{{cite web|script-title=zh:习近平为“独立自由勋章”雕塑揭幕|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2014-07/07/c_1111486284.htm|website=Xinhua|language=zh|date=2014}} There are three grades: First Class, Second Class, and Third Class.{{cite web|script-title=zh:全国人民代表大会常务委员会关于授予在中国人民革命战争时期有功人员勋章的决议|url=http://www.npc.gov.cn/wxzl/gongbao/2000-12/10/content_5000338.htm|website=NPC|language=zh|date=2014}}