Orders, Decorations and Medals of Greece

Links and Other References

Acknowledgements

Emmanuel Halleux, generous as ever, and Spiros Strangalos who not only pointed out a fake but provided genuine pictures! George Beldecos has also been extremely helpful, as have Yannis Syntichakis and Giorgos Papadopoulos.

Grateful thanks to La Galerie Numismatique, London Medal Company, and Morton & Eden, who have permitted the use of images from their catalogues.

Links

Presidency of the Hellenic Republic - Hellenic Orders and Decorations

Greek Army - Στρατιωτικά Μετάλλια [Military Medals]

Antonio Prieto Barrio - Ribbons of Greece - Page 1 - Page 2 - Page 3 - Page 4 - Page 5

Mark Brewer - Greek Orders, Decorations and Medals awarded to New Zealanders (Archived)

David Devine - Rusty Knight's Place: Greek Medals

Jean-Paul LeBlanc - Medals of Greece (Archived July 2014)

Hendrik Meersschaert - Medals of the Second World War: Greece

Giorgos Papadopoulos - WW2 Militaria - well-researched site.

Ilya Repetski - World Awards: Greece

Eric Semon - Décorations de la Grèce

Gregory Vangeyt - Collection de Médailles civiles et militaires: Grèce - Greece (Archived October 2010)

Mario Volpe - Tavole ordini GRECIA

Yuri Yashnev - For Merit: Greece (Archived August 2011).

Royal House of Greece - A fascinating unofficial exploration of the current members of the royal family and their history - in Greek, of course! (Archived March 2010)

Wikipedia - Orders, Decorations, and Medals of Greece

MedalBook - Greece

Text References

Allendorfer, F. von (1971) The Knights of St. Dennis Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 22(12): 24-31.

Allendorfer, F. von (1972) Colonel John R. White - Corporal, Greek Foreign Legion Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 23(11): 13-14.

Allendorfer, F. von (1973) Famous Chests: Pericles Count Voultsos-Vourtzis Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 24(10): 20-21.

Ball, R.W.D., and Peters, P. (1994) Military Medals, Decorations & Orders of the United States & Europe: A photographic study to the beginning of WW2. Atglen, PA, Schiffer Publishing Ltd.

Barac, B. (2013) Reference Catalogue Orders, Medals and Decorations of the World: Part 111 Silver Book (G-P). OBOL, Zagreb

Beldecos, G.J. (1991) Τάγματα Αριστείας και Στρατιωτικά Μετάλλια της Ελλάδος [Hellenic Orders, Decorations and Medals]. Hellenic War Museum, Athens.

Beldecos, G.J. (1993) Hellenic Armed Forces Commendation Medals and Ribbons. Hellenic War Museum, Athens.

Dennis, F.C. (1976) Field-Marshal's Baton of Alexander Papagos of Greece Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 27(11): 5-9, 7/77-17.

Dimacopoulos, G.D. (1977) Field-Marshal's Baton of Alexander Papagos of Greece - Addendum Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 28(7): 17-20.

Emering, E. (2008) Hellenic Police International Peacekeeping Commendation Medal Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 59(2): 36.

Farek, D. (1991) Medal for the Struggle for North Epirus Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 42(1-2): 36-37.

Farek, D. (1992) Commemorative Star of the War 1941-1945 for Land Operations Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 43(4): 42-43.

Holloway, J. (1966) The Sovereign Greek Order of St Dennis of Zante Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 17(5): 25.

Hieronymussen, P. (1967) Orders, Medals and Decorations of Britain and Europe Blandford, London.

Ingram, K.R. (1993) Honors, Medals and Awards of the Korean War 1950-1953 Prospect Press, New York

Laslo, A.J. (2000) The Commemorative Medal of the Centennial of Greek Independence Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 51(5): 33-34.

Peterson, J.W. (1969) The Commemorative Badge of the Sacred Legion Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 20(9): 21-22.

Popoff, G.A. (1951) Notes on Bars Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 2(7): 4-6.

Rich, E.P. (1969) Sovereign Greek Order of Saint Dennis of Zante Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 20(1): 2-5.

Yasinitsky, S.G. (1991) War Cross Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 42(5): 37-39.

Zotiadis, O. (2005). Πολεμικός Σταυρός [War Cross]. Στρατιωτική Επιθεώρηση [Military Review] Hellenic General Staff of National Defence March-April: 46-63.

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