The Republican Side

[Sal Williams]

Does anyone know if any medals were awarded on the other side of this struggle?

Best, Sal

[Jacques]

My Grandfather fought with the Republicans but I was too young when he died to ask him about the war.

[Antonio Prieto]

I have some files (in pdf and spanish) of the awards of the 2nd Republic

I believe that the most part of these never was awarded for the short time of the regulations and the end of the SCW

a) Medalla del Deber (honor?fica).

b) Medalla del Valor (pensionada).

c) Placa del Valor (pensionada).

d) Medalla de la Libertad (honor?fica).

e) Placa Laureada de Madrid (honor?fica)2.

f) Medalla de Sufrimientos por la Patria (honor?fica).

g) Medalla de la Segunda Guerra de la Independencia (honor?fica).

[Ulsterman]

Aren't there (post-Franco) official Spanish government republican awards?

[Ed_Haynes]

Yuri has some limited (and Russian) information and lovely images of some of these:

Order of the Republic - http://www.netdialogue.com/yy/Europe/Spain/ORep/ORep.htm

Order of Liberation - http://www.netdialogue.com/yy/Europe/Spain.../Liberation.htm

Campaign Medal 1931 - http://www.netdialogue.com/yy/Europe/Spain/Camp1931/Camp.htm

With all the habitual focus on the fascists, we really need to know more about the government awards.

[Antonio Prieto]

Please see some drawings of the republican medals of the Gazette. Sorr!. I dont have any pic of this medals

For some others, see http://www.coleccionesmilitares.com/medall...xto/odm1936.htm

And for the Wound Medal (Suffering by the Country), see http://www.coleccionesmilitares.com/medallas/texto/msp.htm

Tre first is for Medalla del Valor (Medal for Valour), 1938

Edited January 15, 2007 by Antonio Prieto

[Antonio Prieto]

The Second the Medalla del Deber (Medal for Duty),1938

obverse/reverse

Edited January 15, 2007 by Antonio Prieto

[eitze]

Here you can see a couple of medals, which included these:

1) Medalla de Sufrimientos por la Patria

2) Medalla de la Segunda Guerra de la Independencia.

greetings

eitze

[Antonio Prieto]

The Medalla de la Libertad (Medal for Freedom)

[Antonio Prieto]

Medalla de la Segunda Guerra de la Independencia (Independence 2nd War Medal)

Edited January 16, 2007 by Antonio Prieto

[Antonio Prieto]

Placa Laureada de Madrid (Laureated Plaque of Madrid)

Metal and embroidered

Edited January 16, 2007 by Antonio Prieto

[Antonio Prieto]

Medalla de las Brigadas Internacionales (Medal for the International Brigades)

[Antonio Prieto]

The reverse of the previous and a poor picture

[Nick]

Have you got a picture of the medal out of shot. What is it?

Thanks

[Antonio Prieto]

I dont sure, but any republican medal

This type of bar are for some commemorative medals of the Franco Spanish State since 1939

Perhaps, the MEDALLA DEL ALZAMIENTO a falangist commemorative medal (bronze, silver and gold) for the Social Aid of the orphans soup kitchen

For more, please see: http://www.coleccionesmilitares.com/medall...xto/falange.htm

Edited March 12, 2007 by Antonio Prieto

[Nick]

Thanks Antonio thats the medal I thought it might be. I just wondered what it was issued for.

Nick

[Piramida]

Here is the Order of Liberation 2nd Class, given to my Grandfather.

I believe it was awarded by the republican government in exile

Edited April 17, 2007 by Piramida

[Antonio Prieto]

This is the Order of the Liberation of Spain

Created in Paris that of September 3 1947 for the Spanish Government of the Republic in the exile to reward the Spaniards and foreigners that surrendered important services to the republican cause

It was granted in three classes: plaque, cross with rossette and cross. It existed other a medal of merit.

The ribbon takes the colors of the flag of the Republic (red, yellow and purple). The insignias were carried out by Arthus-Bertand of Paris.

[naoki matsumoto]

Does anyone know if any medals were awarded on the other side of this struggle?

Best, Sal

Hi,Sal!! I keep silence for a log time.By the way,I get twoitems of Spanienkreuz Silber 835 & CEJ900. Sorry..Because I carried it in the site, please look.

[Ed_Haynes]

For a thread on the Hungarian Zalka M?t? Commemorative Medal 1956, see: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=19808