Order of Independence and Freedom | |
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Awarded by Standing Committee of the National People's Congress | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Type | Chinese military medal |
Eligibility | Military personnel only |
Statistics | |
Established | 1955 |
First awarded | 1955 |
Last awarded | 1955 |
Total awarded | 196 (First Class Medal) 4,152 (Second Class Medal) 31,098 (Third Class Medal) |
Order of Independence and Freedom | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 獨立自由勳章 | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 独立自由勋章 | ||||||
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Transcriptions | |
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Dúlì Zìyóu Xūnzhāng |
Order of Independence and Freedom (Chinese: 独立自由勋章; pinyin: 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. There are three grades: First Class Medal, Second Class Medal, and Third Class Medal.
1st Class
2nd Class
3rd Class