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==Medal of Bravery or Medal of Valor==
 
Several English-speaking nations have a medal called the "Medal of Bravery" or the "Medal of Valor", including [[Canada]] and [[Tanzania]]. The three Canadian ''Bravery Decorations'' were created in 1972, to recognize people who risked their lives to try to save or protect the lives of others: the Cross of Valour (C.V.) recognizes acts of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme peril; the Star of Courage (S.C.) recognizes acts of conspicuous courage in circumstances of great peril; and the Medal of Bravery (M.B.) recognizes acts of bravery in hazardous circumstances.<ref>[http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=13503 gg.ca: "Decorations for Bravery Ceremony"], 2 Feb 2010</ref> Non-English speaking nations which have or had a medal usually translated into English as "Bravery Medal" or "Medal of Bravery" include:
 
* Albania -– ''Medalja e Trimërisë'' (1945–1982)
* Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary -– ''Tapferkeitsmedaille'' or [[Medal for Bravery (Austria-Hungary)]], awarded from (19 July 1789–1918)
* Bangladesh -– Bir Sreshtha, Bir Uttam, Bir Bikram, Bir Protik (Only awarded for ultimate bravery in The 1971 Liberation War)
* Belgium -– Médaille pour acte de courage, de dévouement et d’humanité
* Bosnia and Herzegovina -– [[Republika Srpska]] -– [[Medal for Bravery (Republika Srpska)|Medal for Bravery]], named after [[Gavrilo Princip]]
* China -– Hong Kong:
** [[Medal for Bravery (Gold)]] (1997–)
** [[Medal for Bravery (Silver)]] (1997–)
** [[Medal for Bravery (Bronze)]] (1997–)
* Czechoslovakia – ''Československá medaile Za chrabrost před nepřítelem"'' (Czechoslovakian Medal for Bravery Before the Enemy) (1940-)
* German Statesstates:
** Bavaria -– officially the ''Militär-Verdienst Medaille'' (Military Merit Medal), but commonly referred to as the ''Tapferkeitsmedaille'' (1794–1918)
** Saxe-Altenburg -– ''Tapferkeitsmedaille'' (1915–1918)
* Hungary -– ''[[Medal of Bravery (Hungary)|Vitézségi Érem]]'' (1922–1944)
* Iran -– Medal for Bravery
* Iraq -– ''Nut al-Shujat''
* Ireland -– ''[[Comhairle na Míre Gaile]]''
* India -– ''[[Param Vir Chakra]]''
* Montenegro -– Медаља за храброст (1841–1918)
* Poland -– [[Cross of Valour (Poland)|Cross of Valour (''Krzyż Walecznych'')]] (1920-)
* Russia -– ''За отвагу'' (Medal for Bravery) (1938-)
* Saudi Arabia – ''Nut al-Shaja'at''
* Serbia:
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** ''[[För tapperhet i fält]]'' (For Valour in the Field) and''[[För tapperhet i fält|För tapperhet till sjöss]]'' (For Valour at Sea) awarded in silver from 28 May 1789 to soldiers, seamen and non-commissioned officers.
** From 1806 supplemented by medals in gold for officers.
* Thailand -– เหรียญกล้าหาญ (The Bravery Medal) (1941-)
* United Arab Emirates – ''Nut al-Shaja'at''
* Yugoslavia (Kingdom) -– ''[[Medal for Bravery (Serbia)|Medalja za hrabrost]]'' (1918–1941)
* Yugoslavia (SFRY) -– ''[[Medal for Bravery|Medalja za hrabrost]]'' (1943–1991)
 
==Medal of Valor==
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!style="width:6em;"| Country !! Award !! Description
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| United States || [[9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor]] || Awarded by the government of the United States, created specifically to honor the public safety officers who were killed in the line of duty during the [[September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks]] in 2001 at the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] and [[The Pentagon]]
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| Germany || [[Bundeswehr Cross of Honour for Valour]] || The highest class of the Bundeswehr Cross of Honour awarded for "...an act of gallantry in the face of exceptional danger to life and limb whilst demonstrating staying power and serenity in order to fulfil the military mission in an ethically sound way."
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| United States || [[Texas Medal of Valor]] || Awarded to members of the state military forces by the [[Governor of Texas]] for acts of personal heroism
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| Uzbekistan || [[Medal of Valor (Uzbekistan)|Medal of Valor]] || Awarded to civilians and service members by the [[President of Uzbekistan]] for demonstrations of courage, professionality, and loyalty to Uzbekistan.
|Somalia
|Medal of Valour (Somalia)
|Awarded to individuals of the Somali military
|}
 
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* [[:Category:Courage awards]]
* [[Cross of ValorValour (disambiguation)|Cross of Valour]]
* [[Cross of Valour (disambiguation)]]
* [[Star of Military Valour]]
* [[Lists of awards]]
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