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Decoration for Services to the Liberation of Austria
*Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Befreiung Österreichs*
Decoration for Services to the Liberation of Austria; Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Befreiung Österreichs
Type	Decoration
Awarded for	Active resistance of the Nazi regime and thus contributing to Austria’s liberation from Nazi rule.
Presented by	Austria
Eligibility	Austrian citizens
	Ribbon bar of the decoration
Precedence
Next (higher)	Decoration of Honour in Silver
Next (lower)	Decoration of Merit in Gold

The Decoration for Services to the Liberation of Austria (German: Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Befreiung Österreichs) was created by federal law on 27 January 1976.^[1] It is a special distinction for men and women who actively resisted the Nazi regime contributing to Austria’s liberation from Nazi rule. The President of Austria confers this honour when sent a proposal by the Federal Chancellor based on a report from the Committee on the Austrian Liberation Decoration of Honour.^[2]

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Bruno Franz Kaulbach

References edit

^ "Bundesgesetz vom 27. Jänner 1976" (PDF) (in German). BUNDESGESETZBLATT FÜR DIE REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH. 24 February 1976. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
^ "Decorations of Honour". The Federal President of the Republic of Austria. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-06-19.

[Bundesgesetzblatt-1] "Bundesgesetz vom 27. Jänner 1976" (PDF) (in German). BUNDESGESETZBLATT FÜR DIE REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH. 24 February 1976. Retrieved 2011-06-19.

[hofburg-2] "Decorations of Honour". The Federal President of the Republic of Austria. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-06-19.

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