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
TypeService medal
Awarded forParticipation in the Homeland War
CountryCroatia
Presented bythe President of Croatia
EligibilityCroatian and foreign citizens
StatusActive
EstablishedMarch 10, 1995; 29 years ago (1995-03-10)
Total430,884
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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  1. ^ a b Croatian Parliament (1995-03-24). "Zakon o odlikovanjima i priznanjima Republike Hrvatske" [Law on Decorations]. Narodne novine (in Croatian) (1995/20). Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  2. ^ "ZAKON o odlikovanjima i priznanjima Republike Hrvatske NN 20/95". Archived from the original on 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  3. ^ "Military Medals, Decorations, and Orders of Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina - Croatian Forces International Volunteers Association - Udruga Medunarodnih Dragovoljaca Hrvatskih Oruzanih Snaga". Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
  4. ^ "Zakon o odlikovanjima i priznanjima Republike Hrvatske".
  5. ^ "Osnovna".
  6. ^ https://www.webcitation.org/69jK7cxeU?url=http://www.ogulin.hr/povijest/poznati/pocasni-gradani/petar-stipetic [dead link]
  7. ^ "Odluka kojom se odlikuje Predsjednik Republike Hrvatske, dr. Franjo Tuđman". Narodne novine (in Croatian). 29 May 1995. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  8. ^ "HRT: Naslovnica". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.

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