Order of Michael the Brave


The Order of Michael the Brave is Romania's highest military decoration, instituted by King Ferdinand I during the early stages of the Romanian Campaign (World [War I)|Romanian Campaign] of the First World War, and was again awarded in the Second World War. The Order, which may be bestowed either on an individual or on a whole unit, was named in honor of Michael the Brave, the late 16th-century Prince of Wallachia, Transylvania, and Moldavia.

Recipients

During the Second World War, while Romania during [World War II|Romania was allied with Germany], the Order was awarded to several military members of other Axis powers, many in the Wehrmacht: