The Yser Medal (French: Médaille de l'Yser, Dutch: Medaille van de IJzer) was a Belgian campaign medal of World War I, established on 18 October 1918 to...
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worn immediately after the Yser Medal (or Yser Cross) in the Belgian order of precedence. The Belgian Inter-Allied Victory Medal 1914–1918 was a 36 mm in...
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Belgium has established numerous orders of knighthood, decorations and medals since its creation in 1830. Below is a list of those awards. The order of...
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red stripes centered 1 cm apart on the green field. The Four Days of the Yser is a four-day international march organised since 1967 by the Order of the...
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Medal of Military Valor Bronze Medal of Military Valor- twice Yser Medal (Belgium) Karl Troop Cross (Austria-Hungary) Medal for Bravery- twice (Austria-Hungary)...
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Times, 21 October 1918, accessed 27 October 2010. "The Yser Medal & Yser Cross". North East Medals. 2007. Boraston 1919, p. 291. Ellis, C. H, "The British...
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to all who came under fire at the front during the First World War. The medal was established by royal decree on 6 February 1934. It could not be awarded...
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Armand De Ceuninck (section Medals and awards)
Palms, Belgium: Yser Medal, Belgium: Fire Cross 1914–1918, Belgium: Commemorative Medal of the 1914–1918 War, Belgium: Victory Medal 1914–1918, Belgium:...
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Palms Belgium: Yser Medal Belgium: Volunteer Combatant's Medal 1914–1918 Belgium: Victory Medal 1914-1918 Belgium: Commemorative Medal of the Congo Belgium:...
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Belgian honours order of wearing (redirect from Belgian order of precedence (decorations and medals))
of precedence including all medals ever created by Belgium was never established, currently obsolete commemorative medals are excluded from this list...
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Jules Jacques de Dixmude (category Recipients of the Silver Medal of Military Valor)
palm Yser medal WWI Victory medal WW I commemorative medal The Arab campaign medal Military cross, first class Service star Commemorative medal of the...
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served in the army and was awarded the Croix de Guerre with palm, the Yser Medal, and the Legion of Honour (military title). After the war, he graduated...
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Medal (Belgium) Yser Medal (Belgium) Commemorative Medal of the 1914–1918 War (Belgium) Croix de guerre (France) 1914 Star (Great Britain) War Medal (Great...
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– Fifth Battle of Ypres 14 to 19 October – Battle of Courtrai 18 October – Yser Medal struck 19 October – Charge of Burkel 20 October to 11 November – Battle...
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Royal Order of the Lion (category Orders, decorations, and medals of Belgium)
chest; Gold Medal, who wears the medal on the left chest; Silver Medal, who wears the medal on the left chest; Bronze Medal, who wears the medal on the left...
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Henri Mordacq (category Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army))
1920-1929" (2 vol.), Paris: Plon, 1933 Mordacq, Général, "The drama of the Yser; the gas surprise" (April 1915)", Paris: Éditions des Portiques, 1933 Mordacq...
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trench warfare. Following the Battle of the Yser in October, the Belgian army remained entrenched along the Yser Front and was left with a number of armoured...
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Battle of Dunkirk (section Dunkirk Medal)
3rd, 4th, 5th, and 50th Divisions along the Ypres-Comines canal as far as Yser, while the rest of the BEF fell back. The battle of Wytschaete, over the...
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First World War when the following deed took place on 31 July 1917 at the Yser Canal, Belgium during the Third Battle of Ypres for which he was awarded...
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American Campaign Medal European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal (United States) Navy...
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dug 8-by-8-foot (2.4 m × 2.4 m) bunker in the back of the dyke along the Yser Canal about 2 miles north of Ypres. McCrae's friend and former militia member...
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Flanders in October, where Albrecht commanded them during the Battle of the Yser. Albrecht also commanded the German forces during the Second Battle of Ypres...
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to volunteer for the Belgian army. He participated in the Battle of the Yser, in which the Belgians succeeded in halting the German advance. When the...
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Willy Coppens (category Recipients of the Silver Medal of Military Valor)
and 13 bronze lions Yser cross Fire cross WWI Victory medal WW I commemorative medal Military cross, second class Commemorative medal of the 100 anniversary...
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own orders, decorations and medals. The Victoria Cross takes precedence over all other British orders, decorations and medals and may be awarded to a person...
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Irish Guard Service No 1730 British and French troops advanced across the Yser - Ypres canal 31/7/1917. Wilson H. Williams With the 227th Aero Squadron...
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resistance fighter known for opening the Ganzepoot after the Battle of the Yser, flooding the polders and halting the German advance. Geronimo – United States...
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of Le Maisnil. Battle of the Yser — Germans forces were able to establish a small bridgehead on the west bank of the Yser River in Belgium, but were still...
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soldiers in 1914 after the Battle of the Yser where he, serving as a Nieuwpoort skipper, opened the sluices of the Yser River, flooding the polders and bringing...
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to France, where his regiment participated in the combats on the river of Yser. During the next three years, Reinhardt took part in the combats on Somme...
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