Croix de la Libération

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French military decoration order

The Croix de la Libération is a French military decoration created by General Charles de Gaulle during World War II to honor individuals, military units, and communities that played an outstanding role in the liberation of France.

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Label Occurrences
Croix de la Libération canonical 5

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French military decoration ⓘ
order ⓘ
administeredBy Chancery of the Order of the Liberation ⓘ
surface form: Chancery of the Order of Liberation
associatedMuseum Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération ⓘ
surface form: Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération
awardedFor eminent services in the liberation of France ⓘ
awardingBody Free French Forces ⓘ
Provisional Government of the French Republic ⓘ
country France ⓘ
createdDuring World War II ⓘ
creator Charles de Gaulle ⓘ
establishedByDecree 16 November 1940 ⓘ
founderRoleOfCreator Leader of Free France ⓘ
headquartersOfOrder Paris ⓘ
highestRankInOrder Compagnon de la Libération ⓘ
inception 1940 ⓘ
insigniaShape cross pattée ⓘ
languageOfMotto Latin ⓘ
lastAwardsDate 23 January 1946 ⓘ
material bronze ⓘ
motto Patriam Servando, Victoriam Tulit ⓘ
namedAfter Liberation of France ⓘ
notableRecipient 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade ⓘ
surface form: 13e Demi-Brigade de Légion Étrangère

2nd Armoured Division (France) ⓘ
surface form: 2e Division Blindée

André Malraux ⓘ
Charles de Gaulle ⓘ
Commune of Grenoble ⓘ
Commune of Nantes ⓘ
Commune of Paris ⓘ
Vassieux-en-Vercors ⓘ
surface form: Commune of Vassieux-en-Vercors

Commune of Île de Sein ⓘ
Général Marie-Pierre Kœnig ⓘ
Henri Honoré d'Estienne d'Orves ⓘ
Jean Moulin ⓘ
George VI ⓘ
surface form: King George VI

Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque ⓘ
Pierre Brossolette ⓘ
Winston Churchill ⓘ
numberOfCommunityRecipients 5 ⓘ
numberOfIndividualRecipients 1038 ⓘ
numberOfMilitaryUnitRecipients 18 ⓘ
orderOfPrecedence second-highest French national order after the Légion d'honneur ⓘ
purpose to honor communities that played an outstanding role in the liberation of France ⓘ
to honor individuals who played an outstanding role in the liberation of France ⓘ
to honor military units that played an outstanding role in the liberation of France ⓘ
ribbonColor black ⓘ
ribbonStripeColor green ⓘ
status no longer awarded ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Compagnon de la Libération → insigniaName → Croix de la Libération ⓘ
2nd Armoured Division (France) → decoratedWith → Croix de la Libération ⓘ
Normandie‑Niémen Regiment → decoration → Croix de la Libération ⓘ
Régiment de marche du Tchad → decoration → Croix de la Libération ⓘ
Régiment blindé de fusiliers-marins → decoratedWith → Croix de la Libération ⓘ