Which is more prestigious the Victoria Cross or the Medal of Honour?
Victoria Cross, but only just. Both medals are only awarded for the most courageous acts of bravery and as such it’s unfair to choose either way, but if I have to make a decision then the VC gets it by a small margin (but only just). The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest military decoration awarded for valour “in the face of the enemy” to members of the armed forces of some Commonwealth countries and previous British Empire territories. It takes precedence over all other orders, decorations and medals. It may be awarded to a person of any rank in any service and civilians under military command, and is presented to the recipient by the British monarch during an investiture held at Buckingham Palace. It is the joint highest award for bravery in the United Kingdom with the George Cross, which is the equivalent honour for valour not in the face of the enemy. The VC was introduced on 29 January 1856 by Queen Victoria to reward acts of valour during the Crimean War. Since then the medal ha
They’re both as pretigious as the other – In most cases, the highest distinctions that can be awarded in any military require the same kind of selfless actions. The number of issued shouldn’t make a difference – If ten Medals of Honor were awarded each week to soldiers jumping on grenades to save their friends, it’d still have as much prestige as a Victoria Cross. Until one of them is issued stupidly like the Order of the Soviet Union was (issued to genuine war heroes, then later to politicians and generals on their birthdays), they’re still just as valuable as the other.
both of these awards are usually given for making the ultimate sacrifice and although it is not unknown for a recipient of either to be awarded these gallantry/valour awards while still alive more have been awarded after death,to say which is more prestigious is perhaps a misnomer as both are equally hard to earn yet both mean the same.there have been 1356 V.C.s awarded(14 since the end of WW2) where as there have been 3465 C.M.H.s awarded.
