• The Military Cross (Dutch: Militair Kruis, French: Croix Militaire) is a military long service decoration of Belgium. It was established by Royal Decree...
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    The Military Cross (MC) is the third-level (second-level until 1993) military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British...
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    not easy for me". From 1978 to 1981, Philippe was educated at the Belgian Royal Military Academy in the 118th "Promotion Toutes Armes" (Promotion All Weapons)...
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  • Military Cross is a British military decoration for gallantry. Military Cross may also refer to one of the following awards. Military Cross (Belgium)...
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    secession that received substantial military and financial support from the Belgian government, as well as from Belgian companies with business interests...
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    Count of Flanders or Prince of Liège).  Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold  Germany: Grand Cross 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal...
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    to the sovereign, this military honour system was written in Article 76. The first King of the Belgians, Leopold I of Belgium, used his constitutional...
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    Albert II (born 6 June 1934) is a member of the Belgian royal family who reigned as King of the Belgians from 9 August 1993 until his abdication on 21 July...
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    Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium (11 October 1927 – 10 January 2005) was the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg as the wife of Grand Duke Jean. She was...
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  • military decoration of the Kingdom of Belgium established by royal decree on 25 October 1915. It was primarily awarded for bravery or other military virtue...
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    Calabria (born 11 September 1937) is a member of the Belgian royal family who was Queen of the Belgians during the reign of her husband, King Albert II, from...
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    The Iron Cross (German: Eisernes Kreuz, listen, abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918)...
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    Albert I (8 April 1875 – 17 February 1934) was King of the Belgians from 23 December 1909 until his death in 1934. He is popularly referred to as the Knight...
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    to Belgium to overthrow the monarchy and establish a republic. Around 6,000 armed émigrés of the "Belgian Legion" attempted to cross the Belgian frontier...
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    Woluwé-Saint-Lambert, Brussels). Astrid was formerly President of the Belgian Red Cross, a position which ended on 31 December 2007. She declined to stand...
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    Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the...
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    medals of Belgium List of military decorations Grand Cross badge. Grand Cross set of insignia. Grand Cross in case. Grand Cross set. Grand Cross star. Knights...
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    of the Belgians from 23 February 1934 until his abdication on 16 July 1951. At the outbreak of World War II, Leopold tried to maintain Belgian neutrality...
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    of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (born 16 December 1955) is a member of the Belgian royal family as the husband of Princess Astrid of Belgium. He...
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    The Luxembourg War Cross (French: Croix de Guerre, German: Kriegskreuz) is a military decoration of Luxembourg. It was created on 17 April 1945 by the...
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    "Belgium" is originally a Latin term used by Julius Caesar, referring to an area now mostly in Northern France, where the tribes ruling the military alliance...
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    government guaranteed military support to Belgium. The German government declared war on Belgium on 4 August; German troops crossed the border and began...
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    1926 he returned to Belgium and began attending the Royal Military School of Brussels. Prince Charles was appointed Regent of Belgium when the German occupation...
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    The Grand Cross title has also been used to confer military merit. For instance, the Grand Duchy of Baden awarded Prince Rupprecht a Grand Cross after World...
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  • The Double-Cross System or XX System was a World War II counter-espionage and deception operation of the British Security Service (MI5). Nazi agents in...
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    le Mérite (1740), and the Bavarian Military Merit Order (1866). Unicode defines a character named "Maltese cross" in the Dingbats range at code point...
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    punishable by imprisonment. Today military decorations include: Orders of merit; Bravery awards, in the form of a cross, star or medal on a ribbon; Distinguished...
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    Marie-José of Belgium (Marie-José Charlotte Sophie Amélie Henriette Gabrielle; 4 August 1906 – 27 January 2001) was the last Queen of Italy. Her 34-day...
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    heroes at Defense'. Belgium portal Orders, decorations, and medals of Belgium Belgian honours order of wearing Belgian military regulation DGHR-REG-DISPSYS-001...
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    Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria (category Grand Crosses of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria))
    of the Golden Fleece, 1900 Military Merit Cross, 1st Class with War Decoration Military Merit Medal (Signum Laudis)  Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order...
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