King Haakon VII's Medal of Liberty (Norwegian: Haakon VIIs Frihetsmedalje) was established on 18 May 1945. The medal is awarded to Norwegian or foreign...
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King Haakon VII's Freedom Cross (Norwegian: Haakon VIIs Frihetskors) was established in Norway on 18 May 1945. The medal is awarded to Norwegian or foreign...
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Haakon VII (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈhôːkʊn]; 3 August 1872 – 21 September 1957) was King of Norway from 18 November 1905 until his death in 1957. The...
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Harald V (redirect from King Harald V)
death of his grandfather King Haakon VII in 1957, Harald became crown prince as his father became king. Harald became king following his father's death...
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Olav V (redirect from King Olav V)
heir apparent to the Norwegian throne when his father was elected King Haakon VII of Norway in 1905. He was the first heir to the Norwegian throne to...
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Robert T. Frederick (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Medal)
Honour (France) Croix de guerre 1939–1945 w/ palm (France) Grand Officer of the Order of St. Charles (Monaco) King Haakon VII Freedom Medal (Norway)...
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Family Order of King Haakon VII of Norway (1906–1957) Royal Family Order of King Olav V of Norway (1957–1991) Royal Family Order of King Harald V of Norway...
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John Holford (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Medal)
South African Chess Championship in 1946 and was awarded the King Haakon VII liberty medal in August 1947 for his services during the war. He became an...
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Aksel Fossen (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Medal)
Aksel Fossen (29 November 1919 – 31 August 2009) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Fossen was born in Strand. He was elected to the Norwegian...
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Norway: Grand Cross of St. Olav, with Collar, 6 October 1906 King Haakon VII Freedom Medal Sweden: Knight of the Seraphim, 11 September 1906 Thailand:...
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Olav's Medal with Oak Branch is a Norwegian military award, which was instituted by King Haakon VII of Norway on 6 February 1942. In Norway, the medal is...
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Nils Fuglesang (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Medal)
and steady pilot resulted in him being awarded the Norwegian King Haakon VII Freedom Medal and a promotion to pilot officer in March 1943. At 1905 hours...
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Haakon Sørbye (16 March 1920 – 15 September 2016) was a Norwegian engineer and resistance member during World War II. He was a member of the radio group...
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David Anderson (judge) (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Medal)
launch an invasion of Norway, and Anderson was awarded the King Haakon VII Liberty Medal for the successful operation in 1946, London Gazette 4 March...
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Arthur Sclater (Royal Marines officer) (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
Sclater received the Norwegian honour the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross and the United States Medal of Freedom with bronze palm. After the war ended in...
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Gunnar Sønsteby (category Recipients of the Medal of Freedom)
family at the homecoming of the rest of the royal family, including King Haakon. After the liberation of Norway, he refused job offers from both the...
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Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
27 February 1861 Knight of the Norwegian Lion, 21 January 1904 King Haakon VII Freedom Cross Austria: Grand Cross of the Decoration of Honour for Services...
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oak leaf 2 x Finnish War Memorial Medal with clasp and sword King Haakon VII Freedom Medal British commemorative medal Sveriges dödbok 1901-2009 [Swedish...
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Cross with sword and two swords"). The medal was established on 23 May 1941 by royal resolution of King Haakon VII, who was in London with the government...
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Stig Roth (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
förtjänsttecken i guld) King Haakon VII Freedom Cross Norwegian medal for personnel who participated in Norway's struggle for freedom Harnesk, Paul, ed. (1948)...
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Carl Petersén (army officer) (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
Liakat Medal King Haakon VII Freedom Cross Military Cross Finnish War Memorial Medal Tampere Medal Iranian Gold Medal French Red Cross' Silver Medal Italian...
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Bernt Balchen Arne Berge Winston Churchill Alma Dahlerup Nils-Eric Ekblad Haakon VII of Norway Francis Hackett Olav V of Norway George Petersen Jan Smuts Nils...
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Federation Medal of Merit in silver Fourth Class of the Order of the Cross of Liberty with swords King Haakon VII Freedom Medal Finnish War Memorial Medal Wetterhall...
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Max Manus (category Recipients of the Medal of Freedom)
with two swords Defence Medal 1940–1945 (with rosette) Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal H. M. The King's Commemorative Medal (1940–1945) Distinguished...
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Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
January 1904 King Haakon VII Freedom Cross Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold Denmark: Knight of the Elephant, 18 December 1907 King Christian...
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Anders Kjellgren (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
Association's silver medal (Sveriges skytteförbunds överstyrelses silvermedalj) King Haakon VII Freedom Cross United Nations Medal (ONUC) Kjellgren, Anders...
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George VI (redirect from King George VI)
immediate and complete rest for the next four weeks, despite the arrival of Haakon VII of Norway the following afternoon for an official visit. On 23 September...
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Robert Sherbrooke (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
V. Sherbrooke in The Art of War exhibition at the UK National Archives Location of grave and VC medal (Nottinghamshire) Royal Navy Officers 1939–1945...
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Charles XV (redirect from King Charles XV of Sweden)
throne of Norway with the regnal name Haakon VII, thus becoming Charles's successor in that country. No subsequent king of Sweden to this day is Charles's...
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Birth of King Haakon VII Norway: Recipient of the King Olav V Silver Jubilee Medal Norway: Recipient of the King Olav V Commemorative Medal Norway:...
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