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    provisions of the 1930 Act relating to the allocation of the combatant's card and the Combatant's Cross were applicable to participants of the 1939–1945 war....
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    The Volunteer combatant's cross (French: "Croix du combattant volontaire") was a French decoration that originally recognized those who volunteered to...
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  • reserved for regular armed forces –, the Combatant Volunteer Cross of the Resistance, the Combatant's Cross, the King's Medal for Courage in the Cause...
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    The Volunteer Combatant's Cross 1914–1918 (French: "Croix du Combattant Volontaire 1914–1918") is a French decoration that recognizes those who volunteered...
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    Combatant is the legal status of a person entitled to directly participate in hostilities during an armed conflict, and may be intentionally targeted...
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    Commandeur (Commander), Grand officier (Grand Officer) and Grand-croix (Grand Cross). During the French Revolution, all of the French orders of chivalry were...
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  • Thumbnail for Cross of the Resistance Volunteer Combatant
    The Cross of the Resistance Volunteer Combatant (French: "Croix du combattant volontaire de la Résistance") is a French decoration that recognizes, as...
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    Thierry Burkhard (category Recipients of the Cross for Military Valour)
    of Merit Cross for Military Valour - Silver-Gilt Star Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures - Bronze star Combatant's Cross Overseas Medal...
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  • Thumbnail for Croix de Guerre 1939–1945
    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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    Order of Liberation Combatant's Cross 1939–1945 Commemorative war medal Médaille de la France libérée Fourragère Cross of Valour War Cross Medal of Military...
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  • combatant's cross 1914–1918 Volunteer combatant's cross Cross of the resistance volunteer combatant Combatant's Cross Aeronautical Medal Overseas Medal National...
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    groups. He was awarded the Medal of the Nation's gratitude and the Combatant's cross in September 2017. He left the army after five years of service in...
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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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  • Medal Escapees' Medal Volunteer combatant's cross 1914–1918 Volunteer combatant's cross Cross of the resistance volunteer combatant Combatant's Cross...
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    The Cross for Military Valour (French: Croix de la Valeur Militaire) is a military decoration of France. It recognizes an individual bestowed a Mention...
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    1939–1945 (with 2 citations), the Resistance Medal, the Volunteer Combatant's Cross, and the Commemorative medal for voluntary service in Free France...
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    with the Legion of Honour. Every Prime Minister of France is made a Grand Cross of the order after 6 months of service. Jacques Chirac, who would later...
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    Forces of the Interior(Forces françaises de l'intérieur), Rank: Voluntary Combatant of the Resistance (Combattante Volontaire de la Résistance) Free French...
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    643,469 wounded. There were 628 awards to 627 recipients of the Victoria Cross, the United Kingdom's highest military decoration. The award was first established...
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    of the Royal Order of Cambodia. Commander of the Legion of Honour. Combatant's Cross (1940). Croix de Guerre [with palm and star] (1941). Medal of French...
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    combatant's cross 1914–1918 Volunteer combatant's cross Cross of the resistance volunteer combatant Combatant's Cross Aeronautical Medal Overseas Medal National...
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    Raoul Salan (category Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Cambodia)
    Valeur Militaire (1 citation) Volunteer combatant's cross Combatant's Cross Colonial Medal (Far East clasp) Grand Cross of the Order of the Black Star (with...
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  • Jeannou Lacaze (category Recipients of the Cross for Military Valour)
    Volunteer combatant's cross and the Combatant's Cross, général Jeannou Lacaze is a Grand Officer of Légion d'honneur. He is decorated with the Cross for Military...
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    Companion. The medal of the Order is called the Croix de la Libération ("Cross of Liberation"). It is a 31 mm wide by 33 mm high rectangular bronze shield...
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    combatant's cross 1914–1918 Volunteer combatant's cross Cross of the resistance volunteer combatant Combatant's Cross Aeronautical Medal Overseas Medal National...
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    military veteran who served in the Algerian War, being awarded the Combatant's Cross, the North Africa Medal, and the North Africa Security and Order Operations...
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    International Committee of the Red Cross points out that the terms "unlawful combatant", "illegal combatant" or "unprivileged combatant/belligerent" are not defined...
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    combatant's cross 1914–1918 Volunteer combatant's cross Cross of the resistance volunteer combatant Combatant's Cross Aeronautical Medal Overseas Medal National...
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    death. Mother Heroine (Soviet Union) Order of Maternal Glory (Soviet Union) Cross of Honor of the German Mother (Nazi Germany) List of awards honoring women...
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    combatant's cross 1914–1918 Volunteer combatant's cross Cross of the resistance volunteer combatant Combatant's Cross Aeronautical Medal Overseas Medal National...
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