SettingsRecipients of the Order of the White Lion
Adolf Opálka
First Lieutenant Adolf Opálka (4 January 1915 – 18 June 1942) was a Czechoslovak soldier.
First Lieutenant Adolf Opálka (4 January 1915 – 18 June 1942) was a Czechoslovak soldier.
Akihito
Akihito is the current reigning of Japan, the 125th emperor of his line according to Japan's traditional order of succession.
Akihito is the current reigning of Japan, the 125th emperor of his line according to Japan's traditional order of succession.
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Vasilevsky (Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Василе́вский,, Vichuga – December 5, 1977) was a Russian career officer in the Red Army, promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1943.
Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Vasilevsky (Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Василе́вский,, Vichuga – December 5, 1977) was a Russian career officer in the Red Army, promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1943.
Alexander Dubček
Alexander Dubček, also known as Dikita, was a Slovak politician and briefly leader of Czechoslovakia, famous for his attempt to reform the communist regime during the Prague Spring.
Alexander Dubček, also known as Dikita, was a Slovak politician and briefly leader of Czechoslovakia, famous for his attempt to reform the communist regime during the Prague Spring.
Alexander Galloway
Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Galloway KBE, CB, DSO, MC (born 1895; died 1977) was an officer in the British Army during World War I and World War II. He was particularly highly regarded as a...
Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Galloway KBE, CB, DSO, MC (born 1895; died 1977) was an officer in the British Army during World War I and World War II. He was particularly highly regarded as a...
Alois Eliáš
Alois Eliáš (September 29, 1890 Prague – June 19, 1942 Prague) was a Czechoslovak general and politician.
Alois Eliáš (September 29, 1890 Prague – June 19, 1942 Prague) was a Czechoslovak general and politician.
Antanas Smetona
Antanas Smetona (August 10, 1874 – January 9, 1944) was one of the most important Lithuanian political figures between World War I and World War II. He served as the first President of Lit...
Antanas Smetona (August 10, 1874 – January 9, 1944) was one of the most important Lithuanian political figures between World War I and World War II. He served as the first President of Lit...
Bernardin Gantin
Bernardin Gantin (8 May 1922 – 13 May 2008) was a Beninese cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Bernardin Gantin (8 May 1922 – 13 May 2008) was a Beninese cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Brian Edmund Baker
Air Marshal Sir Brian Edmund Baker KBE, CB, DSO, MC, AFC (31 August 1896 – 8 October 1979) was a British Flying Ace in World War I credited with 12 victories.
Air Marshal Sir Brian Edmund Baker KBE, CB, DSO, MC, AFC (31 August 1896 – 8 October 1979) was a British Flying Ace in World War I credited with 12 victories.
Bruno Kreisky
Bruno Kreisky (January 22, 1911 July 29, 1990) was an Austrian politician who served as Foreign Minister from 1959 to 1966 and as Chancellor from 1970 to 1983.
Bruno Kreisky (January 22, 1911 July 29, 1990) was an Austrian politician who served as Foreign Minister from 1959 to 1966 and as Chancellor from 1970 to 1983.
Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Charles Frederick Algernon Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford KG GCB OM DSO & Bar MC (21 May 1893 – 22 April 1971) was a senior Royal Air Force officer and ...
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Charles Frederick Algernon Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford KG GCB OM DSO & Bar MC (21 May 1893 – 22 April 1971) was a senior Royal Air Force officer and ...
Dmitriy Ustinov
Dmitriy Feodorovich Ustinov was Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union from 1976 until his death.
Dmitriy Feodorovich Ustinov was Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union from 1976 until his death.
Douglas MacArthur
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur was an American general and field marshal of the Philippine Army.
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur was an American general and field marshal of the Philippine Army.
Draža Mihailović
Dragoljub "Draža" Mihailović was a Yugoslav Serbian general during World War II. A staunch royalist, he retreated to the mountains near Belgrade when the Germans overran Yugoslavia in April 1941...
Dragoljub "Draža" Mihailović was a Yugoslav Serbian general during World War II. A staunch royalist, he retreated to the mountains near Belgrade when the Germans overran Yugoslavia in April 1941...
Edvard Beneš
Edvard Beneš was a leader of the Czechoslovak independence movement, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the second President of Czechoslovakia.
Edvard Beneš was a leader of the Czechoslovak independence movement, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the second President of Czechoslovakia.
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (; born August 13, 1926) is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to...
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (; born August 13, 1926) is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to...
František Fajtl
Lieutenant General František Fajtl (20 August 1912 – 4 October 2006) was a Czech fighter pilot of World War II. He was a RAF squadron and wing commander and led a group of Czechoslovak fighter p...
Lieutenant General František Fajtl (20 August 1912 – 4 October 2006) was a Czech fighter pilot of World War II. He was a RAF squadron and wing commander and led a group of Czechoslovak fighter p...
František Peřina
Wing Commander General František Peřina (8 April 1911, Morkůvky u Břeclavi; died 6 May 2006 in Prague) was a Czech fighter pilot, an ace during World War II with the French Armee de l'Air, who...
Wing Commander General František Peřina (8 April 1911, Morkůvky u Břeclavi; died 6 May 2006 in Prague) was a Czech fighter pilot, an ace during World War II with the French Armee de l'Air, who...
Geoffrey Rhodes Bromet
Air Vice Marshal Sir Geoffrey Rhodes Bromet KBE CB DSO, DL (28 August 1891 – 16 November 1983) was an Air Vice Marshal during World War II and a former Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man.
Air Vice Marshal Sir Geoffrey Rhodes Bromet KBE CB DSO, DL (28 August 1891 – 16 November 1983) was an Air Vice Marshal during World War II and a former Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man.
George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States (1989–93).
George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States (1989–93).
George Joulwan
George Alfred Joulwan (born November 16, 1939, Pottsville, Pennsylvania) is a retired United States Army general, and is now a businessman.
George Alfred Joulwan (born November 16, 1939, Pottsville, Pennsylvania) is a retired United States Army general, and is now a businessman.
George Patton IV
George Smith Patton, IV (December 24, 1923 – June 27, 2004) was a Major General in the United States Army and the son of World War II General George Patton.
George Smith Patton, IV (December 24, 1923 – June 27, 2004) was a Major General in the United States Army and the son of World War II General George Patton.
George S. Patton
George Smith Patton, Jr. was an officer in the United States Army best known for his leadership as a general during World War II. He also developed a reputation for eccentricity and for sometime...
George Smith Patton, Jr. was an officer in the United States Army best known for his leadership as a general during World War II. He also developed a reputation for eccentricity and for sometime...
Georgy Zhukov
Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov, was a Soviet career officer in the Red Army who, in the course of World War II, played a pivotal role in leading the Red Army drive thr...
Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov, was a Soviet career officer in the Red Army who, in the course of World War II, played a pivotal role in leading the Red Army drive thr...
Hobart R. Gay
Lieutenant General Hobart Raymond Gay, nicknamed "Hap", was a United States Army general.
Lieutenant General Hobart Raymond Gay, nicknamed "Hap", was a United States Army general.
Igor Moiseyev
Igor Alexandrovich Moiseyev has been widely acclaimed as the greatest 20th-century choreographer of character dance, a dance style similar to folk dance but with more professionalism and theatrics.
Igor Alexandrovich Moiseyev has been widely acclaimed as the greatest 20th-century choreographer of character dance, a dance style similar to folk dance but with more professionalism and theatrics.
Ivan Konev
Ivan Stepanovich Konev, was a Soviet military commander, who led Red Army forces on the Eastern Front during World War II, retook much of Eastern Europe from occupation by the Axis Powers, and h...
Ivan Stepanovich Konev, was a Soviet military commander, who led Red Army forces on the Eastern Front during World War II, retook much of Eastern Europe from occupation by the Axis Powers, and h...
James Robb (RAF officer)
Air Chief Marshal Sir James Milne Robb GCB, KBE, DSO, DFC, AFC, RAF, was a senior Royal Air Force commander.
Air Chief Marshal Sir James Milne Robb GCB, KBE, DSO, DFC, AFC, RAF, was a senior Royal Air Force commander.
Javier Solana
Francisco Javier Solana de Madariaga, KOGF is a Spanish physicist and Socialist politician.
Francisco Javier Solana de Madariaga, KOGF is a Spanish physicist and Socialist politician.
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny, GCB, MC was a French military hero of World War II and commander in the First Indochina War.
Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny, GCB, MC was a French military hero of World War II and commander in the First Indochina War.
Joachim Meisner
Joachim Meisner is a Cardinal priest and Archbishop of Cologne in the Roman Catholic Church.
Joachim Meisner is a Cardinal priest and Archbishop of Cologne in the Roman Catholic Church.
John J. Pershing
John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, GCB, was a general officer in the United States Army who led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. Pershing is the only person to be promoted in hi...
John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, GCB, was a general officer in the United States Army who led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. Pershing is the only person to be promoted in hi...
John Shalikashvili
John Malchase David Shalikashvili was a United States Army General who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1993 to 1997.
John Malchase David Shalikashvili was a United States Army General who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1993 to 1997.
Josef Bryks
Flight Lieutenant Josef Bryks (; 18 March 1916, Lašťany, now Bělkovice-Lašťany – 11 August 1957, Ostrov nad Ohří) was a Czechoslovak soldier and fighter pilot, who went abroad in the beginning o...
Flight Lieutenant Josef Bryks (; 18 March 1916, Lašťany, now Bělkovice-Lašťany – 11 August 1957, Ostrov nad Ohří) was a Czechoslovak soldier and fighter pilot, who went abroad in the beginning o...
Josef Škvorecký
Josef Škvorecký, CM (; September 27, 1924 – January 3, 2012) was a Czech writer and publisher who spent much of his life in Canada.
Josef Škvorecký, CM (; September 27, 1924 – January 3, 2012) was a Czech writer and publisher who spent much of his life in Canada.
Klaus Naumann
Klaus Naumann (born May 25, 1939 in Munich) is a retired German General, who served as Chief of Staff of the Bundeswehr, the German armed fources, from 1991 to 1996, and as Chairman of the NATO ...
Klaus Naumann (born May 25, 1939 in Munich) is a retired German General, who served as Chief of Staff of the Bundeswehr, the German armed fources, from 1991 to 1996, and as Chairman of the NATO ...
Leonid Brezhnev
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev (; Леоні́д Іллі́ч Бре́жнєв, 19 December 1906 (O.S. 6 December) – 10 November 1982) was the General Secretary of the Central Committee (CC) of the Communist Party of t...
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev (; Леоні́д Іллі́ч Бре́жнєв, 19 December 1906 (O.S. 6 December) – 10 November 1982) was the General Secretary of the Central Committee (CC) of the Communist Party of t...
Libuše Moníková
Libuše Moníková (August 30, 1945 in Prague – January 12, 1998 in Berlin) was a Czech writer, publishing in German language.
Libuše Moníková (August 30, 1945 in Prague – January 12, 1998 in Berlin) was a Czech writer, publishing in German language.
Lloyd Samuel Breadner
Air Chief Marshal Lloyd Samuel Breadner, CB, DSC (July 14, 1894, Carleton Place, Ontario - March 14, 1952, Boston, Massachusetts) was a Canadian military pilot and senior Royal Canadian Air For...
Air Chief Marshal Lloyd Samuel Breadner, CB, DSC (July 14, 1894, Carleton Place, Ontario - March 14, 1952, Boston, Massachusetts) was a Canadian military pilot and senior Royal Canadian Air For...
Léon Noël
Léon Philippe Jules Arthur Noël was a French diplomat, politician and historian.
Léon Philippe Jules Arthur Noël was a French diplomat, politician and historian.
Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Korbelová Albright (born May 15, 1937) is the first woman to become the United States Secretary of State.
Madeleine Korbelová Albright (born May 15, 1937) is the first woman to become the United States Secretary of State.
Marie Ljalková
Marie Ljalková was a Czech sniper in the Soviet Army during World War II. Ljalková was born in Horodenka, Ukrainian People's Republic to a family of Volhynian Czechs.
Marie Ljalková was a Czech sniper in the Soviet Army during World War II. Ljalková was born in Horodenka, Ukrainian People's Republic to a family of Volhynian Czechs.
Marie Pierre Kœnig
Marie Pierre Kœnig was a French army officer and politician.
Marie Pierre Kœnig was a French army officer and politician.
Marie-Pierre Kœnig
Marie Pierre Kœnig (10 October 1898 – 2 September 1970) was a French army officer and politician.
Marie Pierre Kœnig (10 October 1898 – 2 September 1970) was a French army officer and politician.
Mark W. Clark
Mark Wayne Clark (May 1, 1896 – April 17, 1984) was an American general during World War II and the Korean War and was the youngest lieutenant general (three-star general) in the U.S. Army.
Mark Wayne Clark (May 1, 1896 – April 17, 1984) was an American general during World War II and the Korean War and was the youngest lieutenant general (three-star general) in the U.S. Army.
Mengistu Haile Mariam
Mengistu Haile Mariam (መንግስቱ ኃይለ ማርያም, pronounced ; born 21 May 1937) is an Ethiopian politician who was the most prominent officer of the Derg, the Communist military junta that governed Ethiop...
Mengistu Haile Mariam (መንግስቱ ኃይለ ማርያም, pronounced ; born 21 May 1937) is an Ethiopian politician who was the most prominent officer of the Derg, the Communist military junta that governed Ethiop...
Niels Christian Ditleff
Niels Christian Ditleff (29 October 1881 – 18 June 1956) was a Norwegian diplomat noted for his humanitarian efforts on behalf of refugees from Nazi Germany.
Niels Christian Ditleff (29 October 1881 – 18 June 1956) was a Norwegian diplomat noted for his humanitarian efforts on behalf of refugees from Nazi Germany.
Richard von Weizsäcker
Richard Karl Freiherr von Weizsäcker (born 15 April 1920), known as Richard von Weizsäcker, is a German politician (CDU).
Richard Karl Freiherr von Weizsäcker (born 15 April 1920), known as Richard von Weizsäcker, is a German politician (CDU).
Robert John Fleming
Robert John Fleming (January 13, 1907 - July 14, 1984) was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1962 to 1967 although his largely successful tenure was marred in 1964 by the issue over whether...
Robert John Fleming (January 13, 1907 - July 14, 1984) was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1962 to 1967 although his largely successful tenure was marred in 1964 by the issue over whether...
Roderick R. Allen
Roderick Random Allen was a Major General in the United States Army.
Roderick Random Allen was a Major General in the United States Army.
Rudolf Pernický
Rudolf Pernický (1. July 1915, Krhová, Valašské Meziříčí – 21.
Rudolf Pernický (1. July 1915, Krhová, Valašské Meziříčí – 21.
Sergei Wojciechowski
Sergei Wojciechowski (Серге́й Никола́евич Войцехо́вский, Sergej Nikolajevič Vojcechovský; October 16, 1883, Vitebsk - April 7, 1951) was a Colonel of Russian Army, Major-General in the Wh...
Sergei Wojciechowski (Серге́й Никола́евич Войцехо́вский, Sergej Nikolajevič Vojcechovský; October 16, 1883, Vitebsk - April 7, 1951) was a Colonel of Russian Army, Major-General in the Wh...
Sholto Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside
Marshal of the Royal Air Force William Sholto Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside GCB, MC, DFC (23 December 1893 – 29 October 1969) was a senior figure in the Royal Air Force up to an...
Marshal of the Royal Air Force William Sholto Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside GCB, MC, DFC (23 December 1893 – 29 October 1969) was a senior figure in the Royal Air Force up to an...
Simon Wiesenthal
Simon Wiesenthal, KBE was an Austrian Holocaust survivor who became famous after World War II for his work as a Nazi hunter.
Simon Wiesenthal, KBE was an Austrian Holocaust survivor who became famous after World War II for his work as a Nazi hunter.
Sir Christopher Peto, 3rd Baronet
Sir Christopher Henry Maxwell Peto, 3rd Baronet DSO was a Brigadier in the British Army during World War II and a post-war British Conservative Party politician.
Sir Christopher Henry Maxwell Peto, 3rd Baronet DSO was a Brigadier in the British Army during World War II and a post-war British Conservative Party politician.
Stanislav Poplavsky
Stanislav Gilyarovich Poplavsky (Станислав Гилярович Поплавский, Stanisław Popławski) (22 April 1902—10 August 1973) was a general in the Soviet and Polish armies.
Stanislav Gilyarovich Poplavsky (Станислав Гилярович Поплавский, Stanisław Popławski) (22 April 1902—10 August 1973) was a general in the Soviet and Polish armies.
Tadeusz Jordan-Rozwadowski
Tadeusz Jordan-Rozwadowski (19 May 1866 - 22 October 1928) was a Polish military commander, diplomat, and politician, a general of the Austro-Hungarian Army and then the Polish Army.
Tadeusz Jordan-Rozwadowski (19 May 1866 - 22 October 1928) was a Polish military commander, diplomat, and politician, a general of the Austro-Hungarian Army and then the Polish Army.
Vladislav Vančura
Vladislav Vančura was one of the most important Bohemian writers of the 20th century.
Vladislav Vančura was one of the most important Bohemian writers of the 20th century.
Walter Bedell Smith
Walter Bedell "Beetle" Smith (5 October 1895 – 9 August 1961) was a senior United States Army general who served as General Dwight D. Eisenhower's chief of staff at Allied Forces Headquarters du...
Walter Bedell "Beetle" Smith (5 October 1895 – 9 August 1961) was a senior United States Army general who served as General Dwight D. Eisenhower's chief of staff at Allied Forces Headquarters du...
Willy Brandt
Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm (; 18 December 1913 – 8 October 1992), was a German politician, Mayor of West Berlin 1957–1966, Chancellor of West Germany 1969–1974...
Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm (; 18 December 1913 – 8 October 1992), was a German politician, Mayor of West Berlin 1957–1966, Chancellor of West Germany 1969–1974...
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski is a retired Polish military officer and Communist politician.
Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski is a retired Polish military officer and Communist politician.
Władysław Anders
Lieutenant-General Władysław Anders CB (11 August 1892 – 12 May 1970) was a General in the Polish Army and later in life a politician with the Polish government-in-exile in London.
Lieutenant-General Władysław Anders CB (11 August 1892 – 12 May 1970) was a General in the Polish Army and later in life a politician with the Polish government-in-exile in London.
Władysław Grabski
Władysław Dominik Grabski (; 7 July 1874 – 1 March 1938) was a Polish National Democratic politician, economist and historian.
Władysław Dominik Grabski (; 7 July 1874 – 1 March 1938) was a Polish National Democratic politician, economist and historian.
Yasser Arafat
Mohammed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini, popularly known as Yasser Arafat or by his kunya Abu Ammar, was a Palestinian leader and a Laureate of the Nobel...
Mohammed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini, popularly known as Yasser Arafat or by his kunya Abu Ammar, was a Palestinian leader and a Laureate of the Nobel...
Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal
Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (Юмжаагийн Цэдэнбал; September 17, 1916 - April 20, 1991) was one of the leaders of Mongolia from 1952 to 1984.
Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (Юмжаагийн Цэдэнбал; September 17, 1916 - April 20, 1991) was one of the leaders of Mongolia from 1952 to 1984.
Zog of Albania
Zog I, Skanderbeg III of the Albanians (Nalt Madhnija e Tij Zogu I, Mbreti i Shqiptarëvet, ; 8 October 1895 – 9 April 1961), born Ahmet Muhtar Bej Zogolli, was King of Albania from 1928 to...
Zog I, Skanderbeg III of the Albanians (Nalt Madhnija e Tij Zogu I, Mbreti i Shqiptarëvet, ; 8 October 1895 – 9 April 1961), born Ahmet Muhtar Bej Zogolli, was King of Albania from 1928 to...
Árpád Göncz
Árpád Göncz is a Hungarian liberal politician and former President of Hungary.
Árpád Göncz is a Hungarian liberal politician and former President of Hungary.