Order of Military Merit (Russia)

Order "For Military Merit"
Order "For Military Merit" (obverse)
TypeSingle grade order
Awarded forDistinguished and exemplary military service
Presented by Russian Federation
EligibilityCitizens of the Russian Federation
StatusActive
EstablishedMarch 2, 1994[1]
First awardedJanuary 6, 1995
Ribbon of the Order "For Military Merit"
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of Courage
Next (lower)Order "For Naval Merit"
Captain 2nd grade Oleg Kovalev being awarded the Order "For Military Merit" by President Dmitry Medvedev on December 19, 2010. (Photo www.kremlin.ru)
CEO and Chief Designer at Production and Design Association Victor Tyatinkin, just awarded the Order "For Military Merit" by President Dmitry Medvedev on May 3, 2012. (Photo www.kremlin.ru)

The Order "For Military Merit" (Russian: Орден «За военные заслуги») is a military decoration of the Russian Federation established by presidential decree No. 442 of March 2, 1994[1] to reward military excellence. Its statute was amended three times, first on January 6, 1999, by decree No. 19,[2] then on September 7, 2010, by decree No. 1099[3] which modernised the entire Russian awards system and finally on December 16, 2011, by Presidential Decree No. 1631.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of March 2, 1994 № 442" (in Russian). Commission under the President of the Russian Federation on state awards. 1999-12-15. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  2. ^ "Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of January 16, 1999 № 19" (in Russian). Commission under the President of the Russian Federation on state awards. 1999-12-15. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  3. ^ "Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of September 7, 2010 № 1099" (in Russian). Russian Gazette. 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference decree1631 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).