Order of 9 September 1944

Order of 9 September 1944
Type	Order
Awarded for	Services connected with the Army revolt of 9 September 1944 and the formation of the People's Republic, to civilians for service to the government and in wartime to officers and leaders of the People's Army for courage and leadership
Presented by	The Bulgarian monarch (1944-1946), Peoples Republic of Bulgaria (1946-1990)
Eligibility	Bulgarian and foreign citizens
Status	obsolete since 1990
Established	14 September 1945
Precedence
Next (higher)	National Order of Labour
Next (lower)	Order of People's Freedom

The Order of 9 September 1944 was an Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Bulgaria from 1945 to 1946, and of the People's Republic of Bulgaria from 1946 to 1990. It commemorated the Bulgarian coup d'état of 1944, it came in three classes, had both a civil and military division and was awarded for services connected with the Army revolt of 9 September 1944 and the formation of the People's Republic, to civilians for service to the government and in wartime to officers and leaders of the People's Army for courage and leadership.

References

http://www.medals.org.uk/bulgaria/peoples-republic/bulgaria-pr002.htm Todor Petrov: Bulgarian Orders and Medals 1878–2005. Military Publishing House Ltd., Sofia 2005, ISBN 954-509-317-X, S. 208–212. Paul Ohm Hieronymussen: Handbuch Europäischer Orden in Farbe. Universitas Verlag, Berlin 1966, S. 158.

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