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The Homeland War Memorial (Croatian: Spomenica Domovinskog rata) is a Croatian state medal awarded to both Croatian and foreign citizens who participated in the nation's Croatian War of Independence as a volunteer, part of the Croatian Army and Croatian Council of Defence or in some other role.[2]
Homeland War Memorial Medal Spomenica Domovinskog rata | |
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Type | Service medal |
Awarded for | Participation in the Homeland War |
Country | Croatia |
Presented by | the President of Croatia |
Eligibility | Croatian and foreign citizens |
Status | Active |
Established | March 10, 1995 |
Total | 430,884 |
![]() Ribbon of the Homeland War Memorial Medal | |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Order of the Croatian Interlace[1] |
Next (lower) | Homeland's Gratitude Medal[1] |
The medal was widely granted, given to over 430,000 people who participated in the war in some form.[3] Much less number has been given in its first and original form Spomenica Domovinskog rata 1990.-1992. to those who participated in the resistance and early days of the formation of the Croatian state and army in the period 1990-1992, and as such was established on the 9th of June 1992.[4][5]
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