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Czechoslovak Republic. Czechoslovak War Cross of 1918.
(Československý válečný kříž 1918 in Czech, Československý vojnový kríž 1918 in Slovak).
It was a military decoration of the former state of Czechoslovakia, awarded for acts of military valor during World War I.
The medal was created on November 7, 1918, and was awarded to Czechoslovak citizens and, upon request, to citizens of Germany and Austria who served in the Czechoslovak armed forces (e.g., the Czechoslovak Legions) during World War I with distinction and bravery, as well as during border conflicts with Poland and Hungary.
The Czechoslovak War Cross was also occasionally awarded to veterans of the Allied powers who had played an important role in World War I and were considered to have contributed to the formation of the Czechoslovak state. John J. Pershing was one of them.
