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.

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

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 October 2009)

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

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)

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) 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.

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