Cross of Merit of the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic

Cross of Merit of the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic
Záslužný kříž ministra obrany České republiky
Cross of Merit of the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic; Záslužný kříž ministra obrany České republiky
	Decoration in First Class
Type	Three class military decoration
Awarded for	heroism, successful leadership during battle, meritorious service in combat activities, outstanding performance in the command of troops during peacetime, meritorious performance of service or work duties, excellent representation of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic, or for other significant acts of merit performed in support of the Defence department.
Country	Czech Republic
Presented by	Minister of Defence
Eligibility	Citizens of the Czech Republic, as well as foreign nationals
Status	Currently awarded
Established	16 December 1996
	; Ribbon bar of the first class; ; Ribbon bar of the second class; ; Ribbon bar of the third class
Precedence
Next (higher)	Medal of Merit
Next (lower)	State Defence Cross of the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic

The Cross of Merit of the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic (Czech: Záslužný kříž ministra obrany České republiky) was established on 16 December 1996. The military decoration is presented in three classes, and was the highest award bestowed by the Minister of Defence until October 2008.^[2]^[3]^[4]

^ Robertson, Megan C. (17 March 2011). "Czech Republic: Cross of Merit of the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic". Medals of the World. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ Cite error: The named reference Army was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Vojenská resortní vyznamenání medaile a odznaky (PDF) (in Czech). Ministerstvo obrany České republiky. 2007. p. 23. ISBN 978-80-7278-395-3.
^ New decorations established by the Order of the Minister of Defence Ms. Vlasta Parkánová issued on 30 September 2008. Two of them are now higher than the Cross of Merit. http://www.acr.army.cz/scripts/detail.php?id=12239 Archived 8 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine

[MoW-1] Robertson, Megan C. (17 March 2011). "Czech Republic: Cross of Merit of the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic". Medals of the World. Retrieved 22 August 2011.

[Army-2] Cite error: The named reference Army was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Medals-3] Vojenská resortní vyznamenání medaile a odznaky (PDF) (in Czech). Ministerstvo obrany České republiky. 2007. p. 23. ISBN 978-80-7278-395-3.

[4] New decorations established by the Order of the Minister of Defence Ms. Vlasta Parkánová issued on 30 September 2008. Two of them are now higher than the Cross of Merit. http://www.acr.army.cz/scripts/detail.php?id=12239 Archived 8 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine

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