Order of the White Eagle

Military decoration of the Russian Empire

The Imperial Order of the White Eagle was an Imperial Russian Order based on the Polish honor. Emperor Nicholas I of Russia established the award in 1831 as the Imperial and Royal Order of the White Eagle. A recipient of the Order was granted the title Knight of the Imperial Order of the White Eagle.

Also known as...

Order of the White Eagle (Russian Empire), Imperial and Royal Order of the White Eagle, and Knight of the Order of the White Eagle

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Poland Strips Zelensky of Top Honour Amid WWII Row

Poland's president stripped Ukraine's Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle after a military unit was named after a WWII group that killed Poles.

Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he returned state decoration to Polish president The Korea Herald — Jun 21, 03:32 AM
Zelenskyy returns Polish honor after president revokes it in history dispute CBS News — Jun 20, 23:24 PM
Zelensky stripped of Poland’s highest honor after honoring controversial nationalist group Washington Examiner — Jun 20, 21:10 PM
Zelensky returns Poland’s highest honor after Polish president revokes it in a spat over history Boston Globe — Jun 20, 18:46 PM
Zelenskiy sends back Polish award as rift over history simmers on 📹 Reuters — Jun 20, 18:36 PM · 1min
Ukraine's Zelenskiy says he returned state decoration to Polish president The Straits Times — Jun 20, 16:50 PM
Zelensky returns highest Polish honour after award stripped BBC News — Jun 20, 16:34 PM
Zelenskyy returns Poland's highest honor after Polish leader revokes it in a spat over history PBS — Jun 20, 16:07 PM
Poland strips Zelensky of top state honour over WWII dispute France 24 — Jun 20, 12:44 PM
Zelensky stripped of Polish honour over WWII dispute Bangkok Post — Jun 20, 09:22 AM
Polish president strips Zelenskyy of top honor in dispute over World War II unit Politico EU — Jun 20, 06:33 AM
Iran accuses French foreign minister of hypocrisy over war comments Middle East Eye — Jun 19, 23:47 PM
Zelensky stripped of highest Polish honour over WW2 name of army unit BBC News — Jun 19, 21:18 PM
Zelensky returns Poland’s highest honor amid escalating row over nationalist wartime unit CNN — Jun 20, 20:47 PM
Zelenskyy returns Polish state medal in escalating dispute with ally Financial Times — Jun 20, 18:33 PM
Poland strips Zelensky of top state honour over WWII dispute • FRANCE 24 English 📹 France 24 — Jun 20, 12:44 PM · 2min
Top Ukrainian officials return Polish awards in WWII row after Zelensky stripped of highest honor Le Monde — Jun 20, 09:59 AM
Poland strips Zelensky of country's highest honour, escalating World War II-era row France 24 — Jun 19, 20:20 PM
Polish president strips Zelenskyy of Poland's highest state honour Euronews — Jun 20, 12:35 PM
Ukrainian officials criticize Polish president's decision to strip Zelenskyy of honor ABC News — Jun 20, 09:34 AM