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  • Ezra Vishnia
    ויקיפדיה
  • Benni Benjamin Chanani (1952 - 1973)
    משרד הביטחון - הנצחה אתר הגבורה
  • Col. (res.) Asher Dar, MoC + Tzalash Aluf
    אשר דר (דרייזין) (נולד ב-1932) הוא קצין צה"ל בדימוס בדרגת אלוף-משנה, בעל עיטור העוז וצל"ש אלוף. כיהן כמנכ"ל מגן דוד אדום וכראש המועצה המקומית קריית אונו. קורות חייו אשר דר נולד בחיפה ב-1932 בשם אשר דר...
  • Leut. Col. Yoav Brum, MoC + Tzalash Makhat (1941 - 1973)
    משרד הביטחון - דף הנצחה
  • Leut. Uri Or, MoC + Tzalash Aluf (deceased)
    סגן אורי און - עיטור העוז תיאור המעשה: ב"מבצע קדש", בקרב על חן-יוניס, בהפגע קצין החבלה, נטל לידיו סג"ם אורי הלפרסון (ז"ל) את התפקיד וביצע אותו למופת. סג"ם אורי הלפרסון ז"ל פינה 8 מחסומי מוקשים תחת אש...

Decorations and Citations of IDF (descending order):

Medals:

  • Medal of Valor, MoV - highest medal - עיטור הגבורה
  • Medal of Courage, MoC - medium medal - עיטור העוז
  • Medal of Distinguished Service, MoDS - lowest medal - עיטור המופת

Citations (Tzalash):

  • Chief of the General Staff Citation (Tzalash Ramatkal צל״ש רמטכ״ל)
  • Head of Regional Command Citation (Tzalash Aluf צל״ש אלוף)
  • Divisional Commander Citation (Tzalash Maog צל״ש מאו״ג)
  • Brigade Commander Citation (Tzalash Makhat צל״ש מח״ט)

The Medal of Courage (Hebrew: עיטור העוז, Itur HaOz) is an Israeli military decoration. The medal is the second highest medal of the IDF, awarded for carrying out acts of gallantry at the risk of life, during combat duty. The medal was established in 1970 (though it has been given retroactively) by act of law in the Knesset.

Design
The medal was designed by Dan Reisinger, on the obverse there are six crossed swords and between them an olive branch. the reverse is the same.

The medal is attached to a red ribbon symbolizing the fire and blood in battle. Officially, two time recipients of the medal wear a small clasp in the form of the medal on its ribbon. In practice, Rav Aluf Amnon Lipkin-Shahak (the only person to be awarded the medal twice whilst still alive) wore two ribbons.

Recipients
To this day (in 2022) 220 awards have been made, the latest were in 2005 after a period of 23 years in which the medal was not awarded. In 2007 it was announced that the medal would be awarded to six soldiers who fought during the Second Lebanon War. Two recipients have been awarded the medal twice.

Awardees of multiple MoC medals and citations:

MoV + MoC: 0

2 x MoC: 2

MoC + MoDS: 4

MoC + Citations: 9

MoC: 215

Their names are not listed here - but their Geni profiles are most welcome (just add the project name to their profile).