Croix de Guerre

Noun

Meaning

a French military decoration for gallantry

Source: WordNet

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Examples

Americans paraded at funerals and award ceremonies for the Croix de Guerre; they also took part in festivals and their YMCA organised shows for the troops. Source: Internet

Foot won the Croix de Guerre as a SAS operative in Brittany, later becoming Professor of Modern History at Manchester University and an official historian of the SOE. Source: Internet

Harvard Alumni Association, Harvard Alumni Bulletin, April 10, 1919, Vol. 21, No. 27, p. 539. He was awarded the French Croix de guerre avec palme for his acts of heroism. Source: Internet

Kaufman received the Medal of Honor and the French Croix de Guerre. Source: Internet

The Croix de guerre avec etoile de bronze was awarded by the French government in 1947 and the Médaille de la Résistance in 1973. Source: Internet

Hammoneau presented Kipling with the book (with bullet still embedded) and his Croix de Guerre as a token of gratitude. Source: Internet

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