Most Decorated Soldier of All-Time

[Volyn]

Hi Volyn,

A good list.

However, again there are awards that would not be available to other armies. For instance, there was no British "Army of Occupation Medal" available.

Hello Sid - I have provided an answer about this particular medal.

Definition of Army of Occupation: an army sent to occupy and control the territory of a conquered enemy.https://www.merriam-webster.com/diction ... occupation.

This is an award that can be considered a campaign medal, especially considering these were active combat participants who conquered their enemy and then they were awarded the medal to confirm it (albeit retroactively starting on 2 April 1947). But the date of award matters; if a soldier was awarded this medal for their duties in West Berlin circa 1970, then it would not be counted in this list because clearly no combat was involved to have earned it (just the threat of it).

Found a quality sailor from the Royal Navy -

Lieutenant Commander Ian Fraser - World War 2

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(Combat related awards and Campaigns Only)

Victoria Cross
Distinguished Service Cross
1939–1945 Star
Pacific Star
War Medal 1939-1945

[Volyn]

Here are some Canadian heroes:

Air Marshall William "Billy" Bishop - World War I and World War II

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(Combat related awards and Campaigns Only)

72 Aerial Victories

Victoria Cross
Distinguished Service Order and Bar - (2)
Military Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross
1914–15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal 1914–18 with bronze oak leaf spray for MID

Foreign:

Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)

Wing Commander William "Billy" Barker - World War I

(Combat related awards and Campaigns Only)
"The most decorated war hero in the history of Canada, the British Empire, and the Commonwealth of Nations."

53 Aerial Victories

Victoria Cross
Distinguished Service Order and bar - (2)
Military Cross and two bars - (3)
1914–15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal 1914–18 with bronze oak leaf spray for MID
Wound Stripes - (2)

Foreign:

Croix de Guerre 1914-1918 (France)
Silver Medal of Military Valor (2, Italy)

[LineDoggie]

In a word, no. campaign decorations are not awarded for service INCONUS (IN the CONtinental UNited States.

American Campaign Medal begs to differ as does American Defence Medal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Campaign_Medal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_ ... vice_Medal

[Volyn]

Here is Canada's Most Decorated Naval Officer -

Captain Frederic Peters - World War I and World War II

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(Combat related awards and Campaigns Only)

Victoria Cross
Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Service Cross and Bar - (2)
1914–15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal 1914–18 with bronze oak leaf spray for MID
1939–45 Star
Atlantic Star
Africa Star with "North Africa 1942–43" clasp
War Medal 1939–1945
Wound Stripe

Foreign:

Distinguished Service Cross (United States)

[Volyn]

Here are two Italian heroes -

Commander Carlo Fecia di Cossato - Second Italo-Ethiopian War, Spanish Civil War and World War II

(Combat related awards and Campaigns Only)

23 Ships Sunk

Gold Medal of Military Valor
Silver Medal of Military Valor - (2)
Bronze Medal of Military Valor - (2)
War Cross for Military Valor
Commemorative Medal of the Spanish War (1936-1939)

Foreign:

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross - (Germany)
Iron Cross First Class - (Germany)
Iron Cross Second Class - (Germany)



Major Giuseppe Cenni - Spanish Civil War and World War II

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(Combat related awards and Campaigns Only)

13 Aerial Victories

Gold Medal of Military Valor
Silver Medal of Military Valor - (6)
War Merit Cross with 1 Silver Crown - (3)
Commemorative Medal of the Spanish War (1936-1939)

Foreign:

Iron Cross 2nd Class - (Germany)

[Volyn]

Another German Navy Hero -

Vizeadmiral Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière - World War I and World War II

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(Combat related awards and Campaigns Only)

194 Ships Sunk

Pour le Mérite
Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
Iron Cross 1st Class
Iron Cross 2nd Class
U-boat War Badge (1918)

Foreign:

Knight's Cross of the Imperial Austrian Order of Leopold with War Decoration - (Austria-Hungary)
Order of the Iron Crown, 3rd class with War Decoration - (Austria-Hungary)
Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with War Decoration - (Austria-Hungary)
Silver Liakat Medal with Swords - (Ottoman Empire)
Gallipoli Star - (Ottoman Empire)


Another German Field Marshal -

Generalfeldmarschall Hermann von Eichhorn - Austro-Prussian War, Franco-Prussian War and World War I

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(Combat related awards and Campaigns Only)

Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves - (2)
Order of the Red Eagle, Grand Cross with Oak Leaves
Iron Cross 1st Class
Iron Cross 2nd Class with "25" year Jubilee Spange
Commemorative Cross for the Campaign of 1866 "Königgrätz"
War Commemorative Medal of 1870/71 with "Strassburg", "Paris" and "A.Mont Valérien" battle clasps - (3)

Foreign:

Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class - (Imperial Russia)
Military Merit Cross, 1st Class with Swords - (Austria-Hungary)

[Volyn]

Here are some Israeli Heroes -

Tat aluf (Brigadier General) Avigdor Kahalani - Six-Day War, War of Attrition, Yom Kippur War and 1982 Lebanon War

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(Combat related awards and Campaigns Only)

Medal of Valor
Distinguished Service Medal
Six-Day War Campaign Ribbon
War of Attrition Campaign Ribbon
Yom Kippur War Campaign Ribbon
1982 Lebanon War Campaign Ribbon

Sgan aluf (Lieutenant Colonel) Zvi Ofer - Israeli Independence War, Sinai War and Six-Day War

(Combat related awards and Campaigns Only)

Medal of Valor
Israeli Independence War Campaign Ribbon
Sinai War Campaign Ribbon
Six-Day War Campaign Ribbon

Aluf (Rear Admiral) Ami Ayalon - Six-Day War, War of Attrition, Yom Kippur War and 1982 Lebanon War

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(Combat related awards and Campaigns Only)

Medal of Valor
Six-Day War Campaign Ribbon
War of Attrition Campaign Ribbon
Yom Kippur War Campaign Ribbon
1982 Lebanon War Campaign Ribbon

Aluf (Rear Admiral) Yohai Ben-Nun - Israeli Independence War, Sinai War and Six-Day War

(Combat related awards and Campaigns Only)

Medal of Valor
Israeli Independence War Campaign Ribbon
Sinai War Campaign Ribbon
Six-Day War Campaign Ribbon

[Volyn]

Here are some Indian Heroes -

Subedar and Honorary Captain Karam Singh - World War II (United Kingdom) and Indo-Pakistani War of 1947

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(Combat related awards and Campaigns Only)

Param Vir Chakra
Wound Medal
Military Medal - (United Kingdom)
1939–1945 Star - (United Kingdom)
Burma Star - (United Kingdom)
War Medal 1939–1945 with Oak Leaf Spray for MID - (United Kingdom)
Indian Independence Medal - (United Kingdom)

Jemadar Nand Singh - World War II (United Kingdom) and Indo-Pakistani War of 1947

(Combat related awards and Campaigns Only)

Victoria Cross - (United Kingdom)
Maha Vir Chakra
1939–1945 Star - (United Kingdom)
Burma Star - (United Kingdom)
War Medal 1939–1945 with Oak Leaf Spray for MID - (United Kingdom)
Indian Independence Medal - (United Kingdom)
General Service Medal 1947 with "Jammu and Kashmir—1947" battle clasp

Subedar Sanjay Kumar - Kargil War

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(Combat related awards and Campaigns Only)

Param Vir Chakra
Wound Medal
Operation Vijay Star
Operation Vijay Medal