The Croix de guerre (French) or Oorlogskruis (Dutch) is a military decoration of the Kingdom of Belgium established by royal decree on 25 October 1915...
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The Croix de Guerre (French: [kʁwa də ɡɛʁ], Cross of War) is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross...
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The Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (English: War Cross) was a French military decoration, the first version of the Croix de Guerre. It was created to recognize...
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The Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (English: War Cross 1939–1945) is a French military decoration, a version of the Croix de Guerre created on 26 September...
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Croix de Guerre TOE in Spanish regimental heraldry (Rif War operations) The Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieurs (French pronunciation:...
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Morocco, he returned to Saint-Cyr as an instructor. He was awarded the croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures for leading goumiers in an attack...
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Leopold, received the Belgian Croix de Guerre/Oorlogskruis with palm, and was granted the honorary rank of lieutenant-colonel in the Belgian Army. In 1985, she...
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the Order of Leopold[clarification needed] (Belgium) Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (Belgium) Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (Luxembourg) Ordre du Mérite Militaire...
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Audie Murphy honors and awards (category Recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium))
Chevalier of the Legion of Honor and two Croix de guerre medals. He received the Croix de guerre 1940 Palm from Belgium. The military assisted him with replacement...
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The Croix de Guerre (French: [kʁwa də ɡɛʁ], Cross of War) is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross...
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John C. H. Lee (category American recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium))
the Silver Star Medal, the Army Distinguished Service Medal and the Croix de Guerre from the French government. After World War I, Lee served again in...
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Audie Murphy (category American recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium))
fought in France during World War II. Belgium awarded Murphy the Belgian Croix de guerre with 1940 Palm. Brigadier General Ralph B. Lovett and Lieutenant...
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Gaston Billotte (category Recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium))
assumption that the Germans would repeat their invasion of Belgium in World War I, attacking through Belgium into northern France, and then advance on Paris. According...
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George S. Patton (category American recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium))
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt, launched a last-ditch offensive across Belgium, Luxembourg, and northeastern France. On 16 December 1944, it massed 29...
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James Earl Rudder (category American recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium))
Cluster, French Legion of Honor with Croix de Guerre and Palm, and Order of Leopold (Belgium) with Croix de Guerre and Palm. He was a full colonel by the...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower (category American recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium))
retired as a brigadier general, became an author and served as Ambassador to Belgium from 1969 to 1971. He married Barbara Jean Thompson and had four children:...
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Raymond S. McLain (category American recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium))
Croix de Guerre 1939–1945, Grand officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau with swords, Commander of the Order of Leopold II and Belgian Croix de Guerre....
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Robert Nivelle (category Recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium))
clasps Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1914–1918 Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (Belgium) Croix de guerre (Belgium) Officer of the Nicham Iftikhar...
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Maxime Weygand (category Recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium))
Médaille Interalliée de la Victoire Médaille Commémorative de la Grande Guerre Belgium: Commander of the Order of the Crown Croix de guerre United States:...
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Stanisław Maczek (category Recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium))
the Crown with Palms (Belgium) Croix de Guerre with Palms (Belgium) Commandeur of the Legion of Honour (France) Croix de Guerre with Palms (France) Médaille...
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Ernest J. King (category American recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium))
modern destroyer, the USS Cassin on 18 July 1914. He also served as an aide-de-camp to the commander of the Atlantic Fleet destroyer flotilla, Captain William...
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Armando Diaz (category Recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium))
Distinguished Service Medal (United States) Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France) Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (Belgium) Commanders Cross of the Order of Virtuti...
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Order of the Bath (UK) Commander of the Order of Leopold (Belgium) Belgian Croix de Guerre 1914-1918 with Palm Grand Cross of the Virtuti Militari (Poland)...
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Jan Syrový (category Recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium))
died on 17 October 1970. Awarded by Belgium: Order of the Crown, in the grade of: Grand Officer Croix de Guerre 1914-18 Awarded by Czechoslovakia: Czechoslovak...
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Winston Churchill (category British recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium))
suggested an alliance with France and Russia to safeguard the independence of Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands to counter possible German expansionism. The...
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Charles H. Gerhardt (category American recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium))
foreign awards include: Croix de Guerre (Belgium) Order of the Crown (Belgium) Order of Military Merit (Brazil) Croix de Guerre with palm (France) Legion...
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Alphonse Joseph Georges (category Recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium))
improve operational flexibility. Georges entered the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr and graduated third in his class in 1897. He served in French Algeria...
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Marie-Pierre Kœnig (category Recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium))
to de Gaulle. In June 1944, he was given command of the French Forces of the Interior (FFI) to unify the various French Resistance groups under de Gaulle's...
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Charles W. G. Rich (category American recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium))
Honor (Chevalier), French Croix de Guerre with two palms, Polish Order of Polonia Restituta (Officer), Belgian Croix de Guerre, and South Korean Order of...
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Crown (Belgium) Silver Palm, an additional device on the Croix de guerre (Belgium) Silver Palm, an additional device on the French Croix de Guerre Silver...
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