Order of Military Merit (Brazil)

Order of Military Merit
Order of Military Merit
	Grand officer insignia
Type	State Order
Awarded for	Distinguished service to Brazil
Country	Brazil
Presented by	Brazilian Army
Eligibility	Members of the Brazilian Army or foreign armies
Established	11 July 1934; 91 years ago
	Ribbon bar of the order

The Order of Military Merit (Portuguese: Ordem do Mérito Militar) is an award of the Brazilian Army, established on 11 July 1934 by President Getúlio Vargas.^[2] The order is presented in five grades and recognizes distinguished service and exceptional contributions to Brazil by members the Brazilian Army and the armies of friendly nations.^[1]

The grades, in descending order, are:^[1]

Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Knight

Notable recipients

Notable recipients

Name

Nationality

Grade

Date

Comment

Edward Almond

American

Henry H. Arnold

American

Kaúlza de Arriaga

Portuguese

Grand Officer

^[3]

Amaro Soares Bittencourt

Brazilian

Waldemar Levy Cardoso

Brazilian

Frank P.Connelly Jr.

American

Charles de Gaulle

French

Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz

Brazilian

Ciro Ferreira Gomes

Brazilian

Hernán Terrazas Céspedes

Bolivian

Grand Officer

^[4]

Dwight D. Eisenhower

American

Grand Cross

5 August 1946

^[5]

John W. Foss

American

Grand Cross

Paul L. Freeman, Jr.

American

Leonard T. Gerow

American

William C. Gribble, Jr.

American

Elvin R. Heiberg III

American

Jonas H. Ingram

American

Allan Ker

Scottish

^[6]

Thomas B. Larkin

American

Lyman Lemnitzer

American

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Brazilian

George C. Marshall

American

Grand Cross

Joseph T. McNarney

American

Raymond T. Odierno

American

Grand Officer

James Garesche Ord

American

Grand Officer

^[7]

General Raheel Sharif

Pakistani

COAS Army^[8]

Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr.

American

Grand Officer

1959

Walter Bedell Smith

American

Grand Cross

6 September 1947

General^[9]

Gordon R. Sullivan

American

Richard Horner Thompson

American

Tércio Pacitti

Brazilian

Togo D. West, Jr.

American

Frederick L. Wieseman

American

Jair Bolsonaro

Brazilian

Paul Wynnyk

Canadian

Grand Officer

28 July 2018

Lieutenant-General^[10]

Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza

Brazilian

Siphiwe Nyanda

South African

Commander

General

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Robertson, Megan C. (5 July 2007). "The Federative Republic of Brazil: Order of Military Merit". Medals of the World. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
^ "Decreto-Lei n.° 24660 de 11 de julho de 1934" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1934-07-16. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
^ "Biografia General Kaúlza de Arriaga". Academia da Força Aérea. Retrieved 6 December 2012. Grande Oficial da Ordem de Mérito Militar (Brasil)
^ "List of recipients of the Military Order of Merit". 1979.
^ "USA and Foreign Decorations of Dwight D Eisenhower". Dwight D Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. National Archives and Records Administration (United States Government). Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2012. Brazil: Order of Military Merit, Grand Cross (June 19, 1946)
^ "Allan E Ker VC - victoriacross". www.vconline.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-07-23.
^ Cullum, George Washington; Holden, Edward Singleton (1950). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy. Vol. 9. p. 133.
^ "Army chief becomes first Asian to receive Brazil's coveted 'Order of Merit' award". 25 November 2015.
^ "In Memoriam. General Walter Bedell Smith. 5 October 1895 – 9 August 1961". Studies Archive Index. 5 (4). Central Intelligence Agency, Center for the Study of Intelligence (United States Government). 1 July 2008. Archived from the original on January 10, 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2012. •Brazil: Order of Military Merit, degree of Grand Officer
^ "Meritorious Service Decorations List". The Governor General of Canada.

[MoW-1] Robertson, Megan C. (5 July 2007). "The Federative Republic of Brazil: Order of Military Merit". Medals of the World. Retrieved 2012-12-06.

[2] "Decreto-Lei n.° 24660 de 11 de julho de 1934" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1934-07-16. Retrieved 2022-12-12.

[3] "Biografia General Kaúlza de Arriaga". Academia da Força Aérea. Retrieved 6 December 2012. Grande Oficial da Ordem de Mérito Militar (Brasil)

[4] "List of recipients of the Military Order of Merit". 1979.

[5] "USA and Foreign Decorations of Dwight D Eisenhower". Dwight D Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. National Archives and Records Administration (United States Government). Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2012. Brazil: Order of Military Merit, Grand Cross (June 19, 1946)

[6] "Allan E Ker VC - victoriacross". www.vconline.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-07-23.

[7] Cullum, George Washington; Holden, Edward Singleton (1950). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy. Vol. 9. p. 133.

[8] "Army chief becomes first Asian to receive Brazil's coveted 'Order of Merit' award". 25 November 2015.

[9] "In Memoriam. General Walter Bedell Smith. 5 October 1895 – 9 August 1961". Studies Archive Index. 5 (4). Central Intelligence Agency, Center for the Study of Intelligence (United States Government). 1 July 2008. Archived from the original on January 10, 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2012. •Brazil: Order of Military Merit, degree of Grand Officer

[10] "Meritorious Service Decorations List". The Governor General of Canada.

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