The Order of Military Merit ( pt, Ordem do Mérito Militar) is an award of the Brazilian Army, established on 11 July 1934 by

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. The order is presented in five grades and recognizes distinguished service and exceptional contributions to Brazil by members the Brazilian Army and the armies of friendly nations. The grades, in descending order, are: * BRA Ordem do Merito Militar Gra-cruz

Grand Cross * BRA Ordem do Merito Militar Grande Oficial

Grand Officer * BRA Ordem do Merito Militar Comendador

Commander * BRA Ordem do Merito Militar Oficial

Officer *

Knight

Notable recipients

* Edward Almond, American * Henry H. Arnold, American * Kaúlza de Arriaga, Portuguese, ''Grand Officer'' * Amaro Soares Bittencourt, Brazilian * Waldemar Levy Cardoso, Brazilian *Frank P. Connelly, Jr. American *

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, French * Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz, Brazilian * Ciro Ferreira Gomes, Brazilian * Hernán Terrazas Céspedes, Bolivian, Grand Officer. * Dwight D. Eisenhower, American, ''Grand Cross'' (August 5, 1946) * John W. Foss, American, ''Grand Cross'' * Paul L. Freeman, Jr., American * Leonard T. Gerow, American * William C. Gribble, Jr., American * Elvin R. Heiberg III, American * Jonas H. Ingram, American * Allan Ker VC, Scot * Thomas B. Larkin, American * Lyman Lemnitzer, American *

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, Brazilian * George C. Marshall, American, ''Grand Cross'' * Joseph T. McNarney, American * Raymond T. Odierno, American, ''Grand Officer'' * James Garesche Ord, American, ''Grand Officer'' * General Raheel Sharif, Pakistani, ''COAS Army'' * Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., American ''Grand Officer'' (1959) * Walter Bedell Smith, American, ''Grand Cross'' (September 6, 1947) * Gordon R. Sullivan, American * Richard Horner Thompson, American * Tércio Pacitti, Brazilian *

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, American * Frederick L. Wieseman, American *

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, Brazilian * Lieutenant-General Paul Wynnyk, Canadian ''Grand Officer'' (July 28, 2018), * Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza, Brazilian

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Military Merit Orders, decorations, and medals of Brazil * Brazilian Army 1934 establishments in Brazil Awards established in 1934