Your link for Alexander I of Serbia does not work properly. However, I searched http://pro.corbis.com/ again for "Alexander I" and I found it.
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| Posted by: JohnW April 26, 2004 04:14 am |
| All,
On an earlier thread, the first and second class recipients of the Mihai Vitaezul Order from WWII were listed. I was wondering if anyone would have a list of the recipients of the same classes, but from WWI? All help will be greatly appreciated. I am also curious if there were any recipients between the wars? John |
| Posted by: Victor April 26, 2004 10:51 am |
| Romanians:
1. Lt. gen. Constantin Prezan, Chief of the General Staff, Mihai Viteazul Order 2nd class by Royal Decree 759/21 July 1917 2. Lt. gen. Alexandru Averescu, CO 2nd Army, Mihai Viteazul Order 2nd class by Royal Decree 759/21 July 1917 3. Maj. gen. Eremia Grigorescu, CO 1st Army, Mihai Viteazul Order 2nd class by Royal Decree 227/12 February 1918 4. Maj. gen. Gheorghe Mardarescu, CO of the troops in Transylvania during the 1919 campaign, Mihai Viteazul Order 2nd class by Royal Decree 17/2 January 1920 5. Lt. gen. Constantin Prezan, Chief of the General Staff, Mihai Viteazul Order 1st class by Royal Decree 372/5 February 1920 6. Lt. gen. Alexandru Averescu, Mihai Viteazul Order 1st class decorated proprio motto on 15 December 1921 and confirmed by Royal Decree 3505/27 October 1931 King Ferdinand I also had the all the classes of the order, being its head. Foreigners: 1. General Dimitri Grigorevich Scerbachev, CO of Russian forces on the Romanian front, Mihai Viteazul Order 2nd class by Royal Decree 759/21 July 1917 2. Marshal Joseph Cesaire Joffre, Mihai Viteazul Order 2nd class by Royal Decree 1099/22 September 1917 3. General Henri Philippe Petain, Mihai Viteazul Order 2nd class by Royal Decree 1099/22 September 1917 4. General Ferdinand Foch, Mihai Viteazul Order 2nd class by Royal Decree 1099/22 September 1917 5. General Robert George Nivelle, Mihai Viteazul Order 2nd class by Royal Decree 1099/22 September 1917 6. Marshal Joseph Cesaire Joffre, Mihai Viteazul Order 1st class by Royal Decree 1109/26 September 1917 7. General Henri Mathias Berthelot, CO of the French Military Mission, Mihai Viteazul Order 2nd class by Royal Decree 612/12 March 1918 8. General Amedeo II of Savoy, Duke d'Aosta, Mihai Viteazul Order 1st class by Royal Decree 671/26 February 1919 9. General Armando Diaz, Mihai Viteazul Order 1st class by Royal Decree 671/26 February 1919 10. General Pershing, Mihai Viteazul Order 1st class by Royal Decree 343/30 January 1920 11. Fieldmarshal Sir Douglas Haig, Mihai Viteazul Order 1st class by Royal Decree 371/5 February 1920 12. Fieldmarshal Lord Allenby, Mihai Viteazul Order 1st class by Royal Decree 817/28 February 1920 13. Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, Mihai Viteazul Order 1st class by Royal Decree 2597/14 June 1920 14. Marshal Ferdinand Foch, Mihai Viteazul Order 1st class by Royal Decree 2597/14 June 1920 15. General Pietro Badoglio, Mihai Viteazul Order 2nd class by Royal Decree 2272/28 May 1921 16. Marshal Earl Haig of Bemersyde, Mihai Viteazul Order 1st class by Royal Decree 5837/8 December 1923 17. Admiral Beatty, Mihai Viteazul Order all 3 classes by Royal Decree 3260/25 September 1924 18. Marshal Pietro Badoglio, Mihai Viteazul Order 1st class by Royal Decree 3593 bis/4 November 1926 19. Marshal Franchet D'Esperay, Mihai Viteazul Order 1st class by Royal Decree 2395/4 October 1928 20. Maj. general Henri Mathias Berthelot, Mihai Viteazul Order 1st class by Royal Decree 3490/18 October 1929 21. Marshal Gugliemo Pecori Giraldi, Mihai Viteazul Order 3rd and 2nd classes by Royal Decree 1555/7 May 1931 22. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Mihai Viteazul Order 3rd and 2nd classes class decorated in 1919 and confirmed by Royal Decree 3505/27 October 1931 23. Duke De Puille, Mihai Viteazul Order 3rd and 2nd classes class decorated in 1919 and confirmed by Royal Decree 3505/27 October 1931 24. General Cadrona, Mihai Viteazul Order 3rd and 2nd classes class decorated in 1919 and confirmed by Royal Decree 3505/27 October 1931 25. Captain aviator Ercole, Mihai Viteazul Order 3rd and 2nd classes class decorated proprio motto in 1919 and confirmed by Royal Decree 3505/27 October 1931 26. Captain Savtschiuk, 54th Infantry Regiment Minsk, Mihai Viteazul Order 3rd and 2nd classes class decorated proprio motto in 1917 on the front and confirmed by Royal Decree 3505/27 October 1931 |
| Posted by: JohnW April 26, 2004 08:35 pm |
| Victor,
Thank you for the list and quick reply. I have another question, could someone be awarded the Mihai Viteazul Order without a royal decree? I ask since I have seen photos of King Alexander I of Serbia and Polish Marshal Pilsudski wearing what appear to be the 1st and 2nd class of the order. All help appreciated. Thanks again. John |
| Posted by: Carol I May 05, 2004 08:38 pm |
| According to the Royal Army and Military History Museum in Brussels, http://www.klm-mra.be/engels/collecties/OMD-albert/index.html of Belgium (1909-1934) had all three classes of the Order of Michael the Brave. |
| Posted by: Victor May 06, 2004 07:43 am |
| No, it could not have been awarded without a Royal Decree. However, the author of the list might have missed several decrees in the Monitorul Oficial. It is not that difficult to do it, given the size of a monthly edition (thousands of pages). |
| Posted by: Carol I May 06, 2004 07:55 am | ||
Should we therefore add King Alexander I of Serbia, King Albert I of Belgium and Marshal J. Pilsudski of Poland to the list of pre-WWII recipients of the Order of Michael the Brave? |
| Posted by: Victor May 06, 2004 02:50 pm |
| If you say you have a source which indicates it, do it, but mention the source (other than MO). |
| Posted by: Carol I May 06, 2004 03:29 pm |
| As I said in my original quote, the http://www.klm-mra.be/engels/index.html in Brussels gives the list (with images) of the http://www.klm-mra.be/engels/collecties/OMD-albert/index.html of King Albert I of Belgium. Among them there is the http://www.klm-mra.be/engels/collecties/OMD-albert/Roumanie/Michel_brave.html of the Order of Michael the Brave.
It would also be interesting if JohnW could post here the photos of King Alexander I of Serbia and Marshal J. Pilsudski of Poland wearing the insignia of this Romanian order. |
| Posted by: JohnW May 09, 2004 05:54 pm |
| All,
Here are the links to photos of Marshal Pilsudski and King Alexander I of Serbia wearing the Order of Mihai Viteazul. Pilsudski: http://www.geocities.com/hallersarmy/pilsudski.html Alexander I: http://pro.corbis.com/search/searchFrame.asp 1st photo Sorry for the way the links are. Having a hard time figuring out how to include links. John |
| Posted by: Carol I May 09, 2004 06:44 pm |
| Thanks for the images JohnW.
Your link for Alexander I of Serbia does not work properly. However, I searched http://pro.corbis.com/ again for "Alexander I" and I found it. |
| Posted by: Carol I June 01, 2004 08:08 pm |
| King George V of the United Kingdom (1910-1936) might also have received the first class of the Order of Michael the Brave.
http://pro.corbis.com/ has this photo of King Ferdinand and King George V taken during the May 1924 visit of the Romanian king to London. 
King George V seems to be wearing the two topmost Romanian orders: the Order of Carol I and the Order of Michael the Brave. |
| Posted by: CCJ June 27, 2004 05:51 pm |
| Question.
Why aren't the Michael the Brave holders listed in the awards section? I think the 1st and 2nd class recipients should be listed at least. WW1 and WW2... |
| Posted by: CCJ July 09, 2004 12:44 am |
| Would somecollectors post there MV2 on this site. Would go nicely with this thread. I don't think I have seen more than one picture of a Romanian wearing the MV2 and only Antonescu wearing a MV1. Are there pictures of men wearing these orders in the 1st and second class?
I am not counting Royalty but I guess those picutres are also nice to see. |
| Posted by: Victor July 09, 2004 10:15 pm |
| Try here:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=28244 |
| Posted by: dragos July 09, 2004 10:40 pm |
Generalfeldmarschall Manstein (Mihai Viteazul 2nd class)
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| Posted by: CCJ July 10, 2004 03:14 am |
| Thanks for the link. Nice photos. Does anyone have pictures of the 1st class in wear? |
| Posted by: Carol I July 10, 2004 09:09 am | ||
King Ferdinand of Romania wearing first and second class of the Order of Michael the Brave, as well as other high Romanian orders. 
Source: http://www.corbis.com |
| Posted by: Carol I July 10, 2004 09:17 am |
Another photo of King Ferdinand of Romania wearing the topmost Romanian orders.
Source: http://www.corbis.com |
| Posted by: CCJ July 10, 2004 12:01 pm |
| Wow,
Is it possible to get those pictures without Corbis on it? |
| Posted by: dragos July 10, 2004 12:09 pm |
| Yes, buying them. |
| Posted by: CCJ July 10, 2004 01:31 pm |
| I will do this... Is there a link directly to these photos and a process for making purchase? |
| Posted by: Carol I July 10, 2004 02:31 pm | ||
Start at http://pro.corbis.com/ and do a search for "Ferdinand King of Romania". You will get links to these photos (and several others). |
| Posted by: b737 November 26, 2004 09:21 pm | ||
If you find this book then buy it ! It has listed ALL recipients of the order michael the brave !!! |
| Posted by: boonicootza December 01, 2004 11:44 am | ||
Yes, just register on Corbis site. Peace! |
| Posted by: Carol I May 15, 2005 10:19 pm | ||
Marshal Averescu wearing the Grand Cross of the Order of Carol I, the 1st class of the Order of Michael the Brave and the Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania (as well as some other decorations on a bar).  Source: eBay |
| Posted by: Lilo April 30, 2010 05:48 am |
| Hi Victor, I would like to correct a little mistake regarding a name in the list you posted as a second entry of this very interesting thread (Posted: April 26, 2004 10:51 am) where you wrote : • General Amedeo II of Savoy, Duke d'Aosta, Mihai Viteazul Order 1st class by Royal Decree 671/26 February 1919; The name : “”Amedeo II of Savoy, Duke d'Aosta”” is incorrect and He should be indicated as : ‘Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia, II Duca d’Aosta' that was the Commander of the Italian III° Armata. Also, would you be so kind to check again your list and verify if the name I have stated is what it is written in your list/book ? Many thanks in advance Regards Lilo |