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Military awards and decorations and Military colours, standards and guidons

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Difference between Military awards and decorations and Military colours, standards and guidons

Military awards and decorations vs. Military colours, standards and guidons

A military decoration is an award, usually a medal of some sort that consists of a ribbon and medallion given to an individual as a distinctively designed mark of honor denoting heroism, or meritorious or outstanding service or achievement. In military organizations, the practice of carrying colours, standards or guidons, both to act as a rallying point for troops and to mark the location of the commander, is thought to have originated in Ancient Egypt some 5,000 years ago.

Similarities between Military awards and decorations and Military colours, standards and guidons

Military awards and decorations and Military colours, standards and guidons have 5 things in common (in Unionpedia): Battle honour, Campaign medal, Campaign streamer, Fourragère, Unit citation.

Battle honour

A battle honour is an award of a right by a government or sovereign to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation on its flags ("colours"), uniforms or other accessories where ornamentation is possible.

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Campaign medal

A campaign medal is a military decoration which is awarded to a member of the military who serves in a designated military operation or performs duty in a geographical theater.

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Campaign streamer

Campaign streamers are decorations attached to military flags to recognize particular achievements or events of a military unit or service.

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Fourragère

The fourragère is a military award, distinguishing military units as a whole, in the form of a braided cord.

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Unit citation

A unit citation is a formal, honorary mention by high authority of a military unit's specific and outstanding performance, notably in battle.

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Military awards and decorations and Military colours, standards and guidons Comparison

Military awards and decorations has 43 relations, while Military colours, standards and guidons has 435. As they have in common 5, the Jaccard index is 1.05% = 5 / (43 + 435).

References

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