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The Military Medal of the War Cross ( Portuguese: Medalha Militar da Cruz de Guerra) was created by Decree No. 2870 on 30 November 1916 to reward acts and feats of bravery performed while on campaign. [1] This decoration gained notoriety during the First World War and during the Portuguese Colonial War . The War Cross is the third highest ...
The Fábrica de Braço de Prata building was part of a military factory that now is a cultural centre. Fábrica de Braço de Prata (Portuguese for "Silver Arm Factory"), (Braço de Prata Factory), originally Fábrica de Material de Guerra de Braço de Prata (Braço de Prata War Material Factory) was a small arms, light artillery, ammunition and ordnance factory owned by the Portuguese Government.
The National Archive of Torre do Tombo ( Portuguese: Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo, [ɐɾˈkivu nɐsjuˈnal dɐ ˈtoʁɨ ðu ˈtõbu]) is the Portuguese national archive located in the civil parish of Alvalade, in the municipality of central-northern Lisbon. Established in 1378, it was renamed the Instituto dos Arquivos Nacionais ( lit.
The War Cross (Portuguese: Cruz de Guerra) – Portuguese military decoration. History [ edit ] The decoration was established by Decree of the President of the Republic of Portugal No. 2:870 of November 30, 1916 [1] to reward officers and soldiers who showed courage, determination, cold blood and other qualities in the face of the enemy during ...
The Carnation Revolution ( Portuguese: Revolução dos Cravos ), also known as the 25 April (Portuguese: 25 de Abril ), was a military coup by military officers that overthrew the authoritarian Estado Novo government on 25 April 1974 in Lisbon, [2] producing major social, economic, territorial, demographic, and political changes in Portugal and ...
The Portuguese Legion ( Portuguese: Legião Portuguesa) was a Portuguese paramilitary state organization founded in 1936 during the Portuguese President of the council's António de Oliveira Salazar 's right-wing dictatorship, the Estado Novo. It was dissolved by law on April 25, 1974. Its stated objectives were to " defend the spiritual ...
1383–1385 Portuguese interregnum. The 1383–1385 Portuguese interregnum was a civil war in Portuguese history during which no crowned king of Portugal reigned. The interregnum began when King Ferdinand I died without a male heir and ended when King John I was crowned in 1385 after his victory during the Battle of Aljubarrota .
This is a category listing, which serves as an index of existing Wikipedia articles about recipients of the Medalha Militar da Cruz de Guerra (Portugal). It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all recipients.