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★Victoria Cross

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Filip Konowal — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score1001058th out of 4481

Number of Medals6

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1101196 of 4481

Canadian Army#34of 73

Infantry#417of 1502

World War I#385of 928

Battle of Hill 70#4of 5

Russian Civil War#14of 18

Siberian Intervention#1of 1

Filip Konowal

Sergeant, Canadian Army

World War IBattle of Hill 70Russian Civil WarSiberian Intervention

Awards & Decorations

Victoria Cross
British War Medal 1914–1920
Victory Medal 1914-19
King George V Coronation Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
Cross of St. George, 4th Class

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Filip Konowal VC was a highly decorated Ukrainian Canadian soldier. He is the first Canadian Corps member not born in the British Empire to be awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy given to British and Commonwealth forces. He was also entitled to the Cross of St George, 4th Class.

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Score Breakdown

Victoria Cross(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts