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The Victoria Cross (VC) was awarded 628 times to 627 recipients for action in the First World War (1914–1918). The Victoria Cross is a military decoration awarded for valor "in the face of the enemy" to members of armed forces of some Commonwealth countries and previous British Empire territories. It takes precedence over all other Orders, decorations and medals; it may be awarded to a person of any rank in any service and to civilians under military command. The award was officially constituted when Queen Victoria issued a warrant under the Royal sign-manual on 29 January 1856 that was gazetted on 5 February 1856. The order was backdated to 1854 to recognize acts of valor during the Crimean War. The first awards ceremony was held on 26 June 1857, where Queen Victoria invested 62 of the 11

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  • List of First World War Victoria Cross recipients (en)
  • Список кавалеров креста Виктории в Первой мировой войне (ru)
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  • The Victoria Cross (VC) was awarded 628 times to 627 recipients for action in the First World War (1914–1918). The Victoria Cross is a military decoration awarded for valor "in the face of the enemy" to members of armed forces of some Commonwealth countries and previous British Empire territories. It takes precedence over all other Orders, decorations and medals; it may be awarded to a person of any rank in any service and to civilians under military command. The award was officially constituted when Queen Victoria issued a warrant under the Royal sign-manual on 29 January 1856 that was gazetted on 5 February 1856. The order was backdated to 1854 to recognize acts of valor during the Crimean War. The first awards ceremony was held on 26 June 1857, where Queen Victoria invested 62 of the 11 (en)
  • В Первую мировую войну крест Виктории присуждался 628 раз 627 получателям. Крест Виктории — высшая воинская награда за «героизм, проявленный в боевой обстановке», вручаемая военнослужащим стран Содружества и прежних территорий Британской империи. Ею могут быть награждены военнослужащие всех званий и родов войск, а также гражданские лица, подчиняющиеся военному командованию. Награда была официально учреждена указом королевы Виктории от 29 января 1856 года, опубликованном 5 февраля 1856 года. Указ позволял ретроактивные награждения за события вплоть до 1854 года, это было сделано для того, чтобы наградить во время Крымской войны. Первая церемония награждения состоялась в Гайд-парке 26 июня 1857 года, когда королева Виктория вручила этот знак отличия 62-м из 111 кавалеров креста в Крымской в (ru)
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