Order of Independence and Freedom

Order of Independence and Freedom
Order of Independence and Freedom (First Class Medal)
TypeChinese military medal
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Presented byStanding Committee of the National People's Congress
EligibilityMilitary personnel only
Established1955
First awarded1955
Last awarded1955
Total196 (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
Simplified Chinese独立自由勋章
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDúlì 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.[1][2] There are three grades: First Class, Second Class, and Third Class.[3]

  1. ^ 高清图:“独立自由勋章”雕塑. People (in Chinese). 2014.
  2. ^ 习近平为“独立自由勋章”雕塑揭幕. Xinhua (in Chinese). 2014.
  3. ^ 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. NPC (in Chinese). 2014.