| Medal of Remembrance | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded by The Presidium of the People's Assembly | |
| Established | 9 July 1945 |
| Country | People's Socialist Republic of Albania |
| Criteria | Awarded to the people and army formations who participated in the national war of liberation |
The Medal of Remembrance (Albanian : Medalja e Kujtimit) was an honorary award given to the people and army formations in the People's Socialist Republic of Albania. [1] [2]
The medal was given to the people and the army formations who took part in the National Liberation War without interruption, before July 10, 1943 (the date of formation of the General Staff of the Albanian National Liberation Army) until the country's liberation. [3] [4]
The Order of the People's Hero or the Order of the National Hero, was a Yugoslav gallantry medal, the second highest military award, and third overall Yugoslav decoration. It was awarded to individuals, military units, political and other organisations who distinguished themselves by extraordinary heroic deeds during war and in peacetime. The recipients were thereafter known as People's Heroes of Yugoslavia or National Heroes of Yugoslavia. The vast majority was awarded to partisans for actions during the Second World War. A total of 1,322 awards were awarded in Yugoslavia, and 19 were awarded to foreigners.
Brotherhood and unity was a popular slogan of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia that was coined during the Yugoslav People's Liberation War (1941–45), and which evolved into a guiding principle of Yugoslavia's post-war inter-ethnic policy. In Slovenia, the slogan "Brotherhood and Peace" was used in the beginning.
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Orders, decorations, and medals of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia were created during the Second World War and used throughout the existence of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The first decorations were created by AVNOJ on August 15, 1943 and included the Order of the People's Hero, Order of the People's Liberation, Order of the Partisan Star, Order of the Brotherhood and Unity, Order for Bravery and Medal for Bravery. By 1960 the total number of decorations increased to 42 and consisted of 35 orders, 6 medals and 1 commemorative medal. The designers of the Yugoslav orders and medals were Antun Augustinčić and Đorđe Andrejević Kun.
The Order of Skanderbeg was originally instituted in 1925 as an order of merit of the Albanian Republic. It was replaced by the Communist government in 1945 with a new award of the same name. Skanderbeg is the national hero of the Albanian people.
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The Order and Medal of Bravery were honorary awards given to the citizens, families and military units in the People's Socialist Republic of Albania.
The "Mother Teresa" Decoration is an honorary decoration of the Republic of Albania given to Albanian and foreign citizens for outstanding acts of humanity towards the Albanian nation and the world. Named after the Catholic nun and saint Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu, the decoration is given by the President of Albania. The proposer could be the President or institutions of authority. The Mother Teresa award is considered the highest award in Albania.
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