The Order of 9 September 1944 was an
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit (french: link=no, Ordre du Mérite) is an order of merit for the Commonwealth realms, recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or for the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by K ...
of the
Kingdom of Bulgaria
The Tsardom of Bulgaria ( bg, Царство България, translit=Tsarstvo Balgariya), also referred to as the Third Bulgarian Tsardom ( bg, Трето Българско Царство, translit=Treto Balgarsko Tsarstvo, links=no), someti ...
from 1945 to 1946, and of the
People's Republic of Bulgaria
The People's Republic of Bulgaria (PRB; bg, Народна Република България (НРБ), ''Narodna Republika Balgariya, NRB'') was the official name of Bulgaria, when it was a socialist republic from 1946 to 1990, ruled by the ...
from 1946 to 1990. It commemorated the
Bulgarian coup d'état of 1944
Bulgarian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria
* Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group
* Bulgarian language, a Slavic language
* Bulgarian alphabet
* A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria
* Bul ...
, 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, , S. 208–212.
*Paul Ohm Hieronymussen: Handbuch Europäischer Orden in Farbe. Universitas Verlag, Berlin 1966, S. 158.
Orders, decorations, and medals of Bulgaria
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