I am trying to find out all the medals awarded to Ataturk by the Austria-Hungarian empire with dates. You would think that there would be a wealth well referenced information available on this subject given such a high profile individual, the information I've obtained has left me confused.
Wiki En & Tr:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mustafa_Kemal_Atatürk's_awards
Military Merit Medal 27 July 2016 (No class given)
Military Merit Cross 27 July 2016 (3rd Class)
Military Merit Medal 9 September 2017 (2nd Class)
Turkish General Staff Website (Perhaps, the most trustworthy source):
http://www.ata.tsk.tr/03_belgelerle_ataturk/madalyalar.html
Military Merit Cross 27 July 2016 (3rd Class)
No other medals listed. This same website lists only the EK2 but uses the picture of the EK1!! Frustrating.
Ataturk Cultural Centre Australia....... awful:
http://ataturk.org.au/ataturk-2/ataturkun-hayati/ataturkun-rutbe-yukselme-tarihleri-nisan-ve-madalyalari/
Merit Medal with no date given (No Class given) - Picture used looks like the Military Merit Medal, possibly 3rd.
Kruva and Merit Order (???) with no date given (No class given)
Merit Medal with no date given (2nd Class) - Could this be the Military Merit Medal or the Military Merit Cross?
Ataturk Inkilaplari website (Claims to be the most comprehensive website regarding Ataturk):
www.ataturkinkilaplari.com/ak/102/ataturkun-nisan-madalya-ve-takdirnameleri.html
Military Merit Cross 27 July 2016 (3rd Class)
Military Merit Cross 9 September 2017 (2nd Class)
And this is where my search has come to a halt. Can anyone solve the puzzle?
