Hearts of Iron 4 is a World War 2 simulator where players get to control whatever country they wish and change their path during this major conflict.
To properly win the war using any country of their choosing, players will need to learn how to make powerful divisions that can be used to defeat any enemies on the frontlines.
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Medals are a great way of upgrading one’s troops, as they give many bonuses and positive modifiers that will greatly improve their combat abilities.
To give Medals to troops in HOI4, you will need to press the medal icon that appears next to the division icon after selecting an army and then pressing the Grant Citation button in the History menu of the squad.
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How to Give Medals in HOI4
To even gain the ability to give a division Medals, they will first need to do a feat worthy of an accolade. This means that the division itself will first need to do something impressive before receiving a Medal from you.
Some of the things that a division can do to gain the ability to be granted a citation are:
- Conquering a big city.
- Winning despite sustaining a lot of casualties.
- Successfully completing operations.
Once a division completes one of these achievements, a little medal icon with a plus sign will appear next to the icon of the division when you select the army they’re part of.
Press the medal to open the History of the division, where you will see what operations they’ve participated in and the battles they were a part of.
A button with a hand putting on a medal will appear next to the greater feats, which will allow you to Grant a Citation.
Pressing this button will make a few Medals appear which all give various different bonuses. The Medals are based on your country and the political party that rules it.
Select one that fits your needs and use 30 Political Power to give them a permanent bonus. You can give as many Medals as achievements, so a division can stack up as many buffs as you can give them.
List of All Medals in HOI4
Here is a complete list of all the Medals each country and ideology can give to divisions in HOI4:
Chile
- La Medalla Al Valor – Division Recovery Rate: +10%, Experienced soldier losses: -5%
- Order of Bernardo O’Higgins – Division Organization: +10%, HP: +5%
- Grand Officer Grade of the Chilean Order of Merit – Division Attack: +5%, Breakthrough: +5%, HP: +5%
- Medalla Carabineros De Chile – Reconnaissance: +15%, Supply Consumption: -10%
- Legion de Mérito de Chile – Division Organization: +10%, Division Recovery Rate: +5%
- Commander’s Cross of the Royal Order of the Steel Crown – Breakthrough: +15%, Division Attack: +5%
- Commander’s Cross of the Noble and Royal Order of the Southern Star – Division Organization: +10%, Division Recovery Rate: +5%, Supply Consumption: -5%
- Knight’s Cross of the Legion of Medalists of the Southern Constellation – Max Entrenchment: +10%, Division Defense: +5%
- Knight’s Cross of Medalists of the Order of the Southern Constellation – Experienced soldier losses: -20%, Division Recovery Rate: +10%
- Orden El Sol del Perú (Avenge the Pacification of Araucanía or Crown Antoine as Sovereign King focuses) – Equipment Capture Ratio Modifier: +10%, Division Defense: +5%, Division Attack: +5%
- Medalla Combatiente Weychafe Pu Mapuche (Avenge the Pacification of Araucanía focus) – Supply Consumption: -15%, Breakthrough: +10%
- Medalla Meli Witran Mapu (Avenge the Pacification of Araucanía focus) – Division Defense: +10%, Division Organization: +5%, Division Recovery Rate: +5%
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Fascist
- Medal for Bravery – Division Organization: +10.0%
- Military Merit Cross – Division Attack: +5.0%
- Order of the Brave – Reconnaissance: +10.0%, Armor: +10.00%
- Cross of Heroism – Breakthrough: +10.0%
Communist
- Distinguished Service Medal – Supply Consumption: -15.0%, Army Fuel Consumption: -15.0%
- Red Star – Division Recovery Rate: +10.0%, Division Defense: +5.0%
- Medal of Military Merit – Division Organization: +10.0%
- Hero of the Revolution – HP: +10.00%
Non-Aligned
- Cross of Bravery – Division Defense: +5.0%, Max Entrenchment: +10.0%
- The Military Order – Supply Consumption: -15.0%, Division Recovery Rate: +10.0%
- Order of the Sword – Division Attack: +5.0%
- Order of Military Virtue – Division Recovery Rate: +5.0%, Experienced soldier losses: -20.0%
Democracy
- Medal of Gallantry – Division Recovery Rate: +10.0%
- Legion of Honor – Supply Consumption: -15.0%
- War Cross – Reconnaissance: +10.0%, Division Defense: +5.0%
- Order of the Lion – Experienced soldier losses: -25.0%
Denmark
- Order of the Dannebrog (Not Communist) – Division Organization: +10%, Division Defense: +5%
- Hero of the Danish Civil Union (Communist) – Division Organization: +10%, Division Defense: +5%
Ethiopia
- Military Medal of Merit of the Order of St. George (Fascist, Non-Aligned, or Democratic) – Division Organization: +10.0%
- Order of the Grand Star of Honour of Socialist Ethiopia (Communist) – Division Attack: +5.0%
- Distinguished Military Medal of Haile Selassie the First (Non-Aligned) – Division Recovery Rate: +15.0%
- Distinguished Military Medal of Haile Selassie Gugsa (Fascist and Haile Selassie Gugsa) – Supply Consumption: -15.0%
- Distinguished Military Medal of Hailu Tekle Haymanot (Fascist and Hailu Tekle Haymanot) – Breakthrough: +10.0%
- Distinguished Military Medal of Abba Jofir (Fascist and Abba Jofir) – Reconnaissance: +10.0%
- Distinguished Military Medal (Communist or Democratic) – Supply Consumption: -15.0%
- Gold Medal – Equipment Capture Ratio Modifier: +15.0%
- Silver Medal – Experienced soldier losses: -25.0%
Finland
- Mannerheim Cross (Not Communist) – Division Organization: +10%, Division Defense: +5%
- Order of the Red Star (Communist) – Division Organization: +10%, Division Defense: +5%
- Cross of Liberty – Division Recovery Rate: +10%, Experienced soldier losses: -20%
- Order of the White Rose – Division Attack: +5%, Breakthrough: +5%
- Order of the Lion – Max Entrenchment: +10%, Recon Bonus While Entrenched: +10%
France
- Combatant’s Cross – Max Entrenchment: +10.0%, Recon Bonus While Entrenched: +10.0%
- War Cross – Division Organization: +7.5%
- Order of Liberation – Army Fuel Consumption: -15.00%
- Legion of Honor – Supply Consumption: -10.0%, Division Defense: +5.0%
Germany
- Iron Cross (2nd Class) – Division Organization: +10.0%
- Knight’s Cross – Reconnaissance: +15.0%
- Knight’s Cross (Oak Leaves) – Supply Consumption: -7.5%, Army Fuel Consumption: -7.50%
- Knight’s Cross (Swords & Diamonds) – Breakthrough: +7.50%
Italy
- War Merit Cross – Division Recovery Rate: +7.5%, Equipment Capture Ratio Modifier: +10.0%
- Cross of Valor – HP: +5.00%, Breakthrough: +5.00%
- Order of Savoy (5th Class) – Supply Consumption: -10.0%, Division Defense: -5.0%
- Order of Savoy (1st Class) – Division Attack: +5.0%
Japan
- Military Medal of Honor – Division Recovery Rate: +7.5%
- Order of the Sacred Treasure – Division Recovery Rate: +5.0%, HP: +5.00%
- Order of the Golden Kite – Supply Consumption: -10.0%, Division Attack: +5.0%
- Order of the Chrysanthemum – Breakthrough: +10.00%
Norway
- Krigskorset – Division Recovery Rate: +10%, Experienced soldier losses: -7%
- Haakon VII’s Cross of Freedom (Non-Aligned or Democratic) – Supply Consumption: -10%, Reconnaissance: +5%
- Krigsmedaljen – Max Entrenchment: +10%, Division Defense: +5%
- Haakon VII’s Medal of Freedom (Non-Aligned or Democratic) – Breakthrough: +10%, Division Attack: +5%
- Norwegian People’s Cross (Communist) – Division Organization: +8%, Experienced soldier losses: -10%
- Norgeskors (Fascist) – Division Organization: +10%, Breakthrough: +7%
- Deltagermedaljen – Army Fuel Consumption: -10%, Supply Consumption: -5%
- King’s 70s Anniversary Medal (Non-Aligned or Democratic, at least 1942.8.3) – Division Attack: +10%, Division Recovery Rate: +5%
- Order of Saint Olav – Equipment Capture Ratio Modifier: +10%, Breakthrough: +5%
Soviet Union
- Battle Merit Medal – Division Recovery Rate: +15.0%
- Order of Kutuzov – Max Entrenchment: +15.0%
- Order of the Red Banner – HP: +7.50%
- Hero of the Soviet Union – Division Organization: +10.0%
Sweden
- Norwegian Defense Cross of Honor – Division Defense: +16%
Switzerland
- Medal of Merit – Supply Consumption: -15.0%, Max Entrenchment: +5.0%
United Kingdom
- Oak Leaves (Dispatches) – Recon Bonus While Entrenched: +25.0%
- Order of the British Empire – HP: +10.00%
- Distinguished Service Order – Division Defense: +7.5%
- Victoria Cross – Division Recovery Rate: +15.0%
United States
- Bronze Star – Division Organization: +5.0%, Division Recovery Rate: +5.0%
- Silver Star – Supply Consumption: -10.0%
- Distinguished Service Cross – Division Attack: +5.0%
- Medal of Honor – Experienced soldier losses: -20.0%
Yugoslavia
- Medal for Extreme Bravery (Extreme Bravery focus) – Max Entrenchment: +5.0
That’s everything you need to know about how to give medals in Hearts of Iron 4!
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