[2] The establishment of the Order of the Falcon in 1919 resulted from a proposal in September 1918 by the Minister of War Milan Rastislav Štefánik (hence the unofficial name)[2] [3] and was intended to recognise achievements that contributed to the liberation of Czechoslovakia.

Membership of the order was primarily conferred upon members of the Czechoslovak Legions who served in Siberia during the Russian Civil War.

[1] One of the most famous officers to be appointed a Knight of the Order of the Falcon was Major General Jan Syrový.

[2] Štefánik had the first insignia produced in Tokyo; these were supplied in a lacquered balsa wood box.

[2] The following is an incomplete list of people appointed as knights of the Order of the Falcon: Legend Ranks Service/Branch