The official criterion, proclaimed by General Zakhari Mdivani, the Georgian minister of war, stated: "For merits in Georgia herewith all officers and enlisted men of the German troops in the Caucasus, which remained in Georgia after November 4, 1918, have the right to wear the Order of Saint Tamara."[3]
After the implementation of the Democratic Republic of Georgia, the order was confirmed by Decree No. 5352 on December 13, 1918.
Notes
^Dunn 1999, p. 469.
^Georgia, National Geographic. "თამარ მეფის ორდენი". National Geographic საქართველო. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
^Werlich 1981, p. 25.
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