The Taiwan History Podcast: Formosa Files
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S2-E40 - The Two Generalissimos - Francisco Franco and Chiang Kai-shek

The Taiwan History Podcast: Formosa Files

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The Great Cross of the Precious Tripod

On his second trip, 1960 to Taiwan, he got an award called the Great Cross of the Precious Tripod. It sounds like something Monty Python would have written: "Great Cross of the Sacred Tripod" He also received two decorations from the ROC for fighting as part of the German army on the Eastern Front.

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