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Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (Belgium) (Belgian Croix de Guerre) — Victoria Cross

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Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (Belgium)

Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (Belgium) ribbon

Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (Belgium)

Belgian Croix de Guerre

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Catalog pts

30

Precedence

#287

Tier

3

About This Medal

Catalog description

Belgian Croix de Guerre 1914–1918, also known as the Belgian War Cross or Oorlogskruis, was a Belgian First World War gallantry decoration established in 1915 for bravery or military virtue in the face of the enemy. Ribbon: red with five narrow green longitudinal stripes.

Heroes with this Medal (10)

Frederick William Lumsden

Frederick William Lumsden

Brigadier

Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie

Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie

Brigadier General

Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur

General of the Army

Adrian Carton de Wiart

Adrian Carton de Wiart

Lieutenant-General

James Ockendon

James Ockendon

Company Sergeant Major

Ellis R. Weicht

Ellis R. Weicht

Sergeant

Arthur George Knight

Arthur George Knight

Sergeant

Horace M. Thorne

Corporal

Jake Allex

Jake Allex

Sergeant

Cecil Malcolm Rait

Cecil Malcolm Rait

Lieutenant Colonel