Croix de Guerre

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French military award military decoration

The Croix de Guerre is a French military decoration awarded for acts of bravery in combat, particularly during World War I and World War II.

Aliases (17)
Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf French military award →
military decoration →
associatedWith French Air Force →
French Army →
French Navy →
awardedBy France →
awardedFor acts of bravery in combat →
heroic deeds in wartime →
canBeAwardedTo civilians →
foreign nationals →
individual soldiers →
military units →
category French military medals and decorations →
conflict World War I →
World War II →
country France →
deviceIndicates level of citation →
eligibility French military personnel →
allied military personnel →
cities and localities →
units and formations →
features cross with crossed swords →
hasDevice bronze palm →
bronze star →
silver palm →
silver star →
hasVariant Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 →
Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 →
Croix de Guerre des Théâtres d’Opérations Extérieures →
inception 1915 →
languageOfName French →
material bronze →
notableRecipient Audie Murphy →
Charles de Gaulle →
George S. Patton →
Winston Churchill →
presenter French Ministry of War →
French government →
recognizes gallantry in the face of the enemy →
ribbonColor green with red stripes →
shape cross pattée →
symbolizes courage under fire →
military valor →
translationOfName War Cross →
usedDuring First World War →
Second World War →
post-World War II overseas operations →
Referenced by (85)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Alan Brooke ("Croix de guerre 1914–1918") →
Albert Ball →
Alphonse Juin ("Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)") →
Alphonse Juin ("Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France)") →
André Maginot ("Croix de Guerre 1914–1918") →
Arthur Asquith →
Arthur Currie ("Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)") →
Arthur Tedder →
Audie Murphy ("French Croix de Guerre") →
Basil Embry ("Croix de Guerre 1939–1945") →
Bernard Montgomery →
Bertram Ramsay ("Croix de guerre") →
Bertram Ramsay ("Croix de guerre") →
Billy Bishop ("Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)") →
Bull Halsey →
Carl Spaatz →
Charles Portal ("Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)") →
Charles de Gaulle ("Croix de Guerre 1914–1918") →
Charles de Gaulle ("Croix de Guerre 1939–1945") →
Douglas Bader →
George C. Kenney ("Croix de Guerre (France)") →
George S. Patton ("Croix de Guerre (France)") →
Gerald Templer →
Guy Mollet ("Croix de Guerre 1939–1945") →
Hugh Dowding →
Jacob L. Devers ("Croix de Guerre (France)") →
James M. Gavin →
James M. Gavin →
James McCudden ("French Croix de Guerre") →
Jean Zay ("Croix de Guerre 1939–1945") →
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny ("Croix de Guerre 1914–1918") →
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny ("Croix de Guerre 1939–1945") →
John A. Lejeune ("French Croix de Guerre") →
Josephine Baker ("Croix de guerre") →
Lawrence Moore Cosgrave ("French Croix de Guerre") →
Leclerc ("Croix de Guerre 1939–1945") →
Lewis H. Brereton →
Lord Gort →
Louis Franchet d'Espèrey ("Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)") →
Marie-Pierre Kœnig →
Mark W. Clark →
Mark W. Clark →
Matthew Ridgway →
Maurice Gamelin ("Croix de Guerre 1914–1918") →
Maurice Gamelin ("Croix de Guerre 1939–1945") →
Miles Dempsey →
Raymond Collishaw ("Croix de Guerre (France)") →
Richard McCreery ("Croix de guerre 1914–1918") →
Richard McCreery ("Croix de guerre 1939–1945") →
Roderic Dallas →
Sholto Douglas →
Sir John Monash ("Croix de guerre (France)") →
Sir Thomas Blamey ("Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)") →
Sterling Hayden →
Theodore Roosevelt III →
Thomas Blamey ("Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)") →
Thomas Blamey ("Croix de guerre 1939–1945 (France)") →
Walter Bedell Smith →
Walton H. Walker ("French Croix de Guerre") →
William Birdwood ("Croix de Guerre (France)") →
William J. Donovan ("Croix de Guerre (France)") →
awardReceived
Croix de Guerre ("Croix de Guerre 1914–1918") →
Croix de Guerre ("Croix de Guerre 1939–1945") →
Croix de Guerre ("Croix de Guerre des Théâtres d’Opérations Extérieures") →
French Fourragere ("Fourragère of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918") →
War Cross ("Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)") →
War Cross ("Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France)") →
War Cross ("Croix de Guerre des Théâtres d’Opérations Extérieures (France)") →
hasVariant
1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division ("French Croix de Guerre") →
3rd Infantry Division ("French Croix de Guerre") →
42nd Infantry Division ("French Croix de Guerre") →
U.S. 101st Airborne Division ("French Croix de Guerre") →
United States 2nd Infantry Division ("French Croix de Guerre") →
decorations
5th Marine Regiment ("French Croix de Guerre") →
6th Marines ("French Croix de Guerre") →
awarded
Médaille militaire ("Croix de guerre 1939–1945") →
Médaille militaire ("Croix de guerre 1914–1918") →
lowerRank
Monty →
award
U.S. 45th Infantry Division ("French Croix de Guerre") →
awards
French Fourragere ("Croix de Guerre citations") →
basedOn
William Halsey Jr. →
hasAward
Édouard Daladier ("Croix de Guerre 1914–1918") →
hasHonor
War Cross ("Croix de Guerre (French name)") →
languageVariant
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque ("Croix de guerre 1939–1945") →
militaryAward
War Cross ("French Croix de Guerre") →
notableVersion
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