King Haakon VII's Freedom Cross (Norwegian: Haakon VIIs Frihetskors) was established in Norway on 18 May 1945. The medal is awarded to Norwegian or foreign...
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Haakon VII (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈhôːkʊn]; born Prince Carl of Denmark; 3 August 1872 – 21 September 1957) was King of Norway from November 1905 until...
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the King's monogram in bronze. King Haakon VIIs Freedom Cross Orders, decorations, and medals of Norway "ODM of Norway: King Haakon VII's Freedom Medal"...
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Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
Grand Cross of St. Olav, with Collar, 27 February 1861 Knight of the Norwegian Lion, 21 January 1904 King Haakon VII Freedom Cross Austria: Grand Cross of...
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John Steinbeck (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
the occupiers the Germans. In 1945, Steinbeck received the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross for his literary contributions to the Norwegian resistance movement...
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the theatre and for which Steinbeck received the Norwegian King Haakon VII Freedom Cross, it was published by Viking Press in March 1942. The story tells...
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Olav V (redirect from King Olav V)
1903 – 17 January 1991) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991. Olav was the only child of King Haakon VII of Norway and Maud of Wales....
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Harald V (redirect from King Harald V)
the death of his grandfather Haakon VII in 1957, Harald became crown prince as his father became king. Harald became king following his father's death...
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Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
Southern Illinois University Press. ISBN 0809324415. Haakon VII Biography of King Haakon VII in connection with NRK's series "Store norske" (Great Norwegians)...
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James Hill (British Army officer) (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
Service Order (1945) Silver Star Medal (United States, 1945) King Haakon VII Freedom Cross (Norway, 1945) 1939–1945 Star (1945) Africa Star (1945) France...
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Bert Sas (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
Gijsbertus Jacobus "Bert" Sas (1 August 1892–20 October 1948) was the Netherlands military attaché in Berlin at the time of the German invasion of the...
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Norway. The reigning monarch, King Harald V, is the Grand Master of the Order. The order has five grades: Grand Cross, Commander (which is further subdivided...
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Mike Calvert (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
1943, 18 May 1944 Silver Star (United States) 19 September 1944 King Haakon VII's Cross of Liberty (Norway) 19 March 1948 Commander of the Order of Leopold...
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Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
January 1904 King Haakon VII Freedom Cross Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold Denmark: Knight of the Elephant, 18 December 1907 King Christian...
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Lloyd Samuel Breadner (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
1947: Commander of the Legion of Honour (France) June 12, 1948: King Haakon VII's Cross of Liberty (Norway) Notes This rank was used by the 20th century...
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author. New York: Covic-". The New York Times. John Steinbeck, The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights, ed. Chase Horton (New York: Farrar, Straus...
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Edward Victor Appleton (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
1922 he was initiated into Freemasonry. He was professor of physics at King's College London (1924–1936) and professor of natural philosophy at the University...
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Gustaf V (redirect from King Gustav V)
Norway: Grand Cross of St. Olav, with Collar, 16 June 1858 Knight of the Norwegian Lion, 21 January 1904 King Haakon VII Freedom Cross Denmark: Knight...
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the award is ranked as number two, after the War Cross but ahead of King Haakon VII's Freedom Cross. Of all orders and decorations in Norway, both military...
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Robert Leckie (RCAF officer) (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
Order of the White Lion. In July 1948 he was awarded the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross by the King of Norway "in recognition of distinguished services rendered...
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Arthur Sclater (Royal Marines officer) (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
Sclater received the Norwegian honour the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross and the United States Medal of Freedom with bronze palm. After the war ended in...
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Leonard W. Murray (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
in the successful prosecution of the war." "Bestowed by His Majesty, King Haakon of Norway." Barnett, Corelli (2004). "The Partnership Between Canada...
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Carl Petersén (born 1883) (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
Knight 4th Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle Liakat Medal King Haakon VII Freedom Cross Military Cross Finnish War Memorial Medal Tampere Medal...
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Eric Gascoigne Robinson (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
For this service, he was later presented with the Norwegian King Haakon VII's Freedom Cross. Eventually a bout of ill-health caused by a combination of...
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David Howarth (author) (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
against the German occupation of Norway, he received King Haakon VII's Cross of Liberty. The King also made Howarth a Chevalier First Class of the Order...
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Robert Sherbrooke (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
was a senior officer in the Royal Navy and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded...
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Jóannes Patursson (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
still remains today — the greatest Royal Danish fief of the Faroese when King Christian III of Denmark confiscated the clerical properties. On the traditional...
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Leslie Brown (RAF officer) (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
Jan 1945 CBE – 24 Sep 1941 DSC – 15 Jun 1917 AFC – 3 Jun 1919 MiD – 26 Jun 1931, 6 May 1932, 11 Jun 1942 King Haakon VII Liberty Cross – 12 Apr 1949...
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Nora Waln (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
border from Turkey to Finland. In 1947, she was awarded the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross by the Government of Norway. In 1956, she received the Distinguished...
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Spencer B. Horn (category Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross)
altitude. He has shown great skill and gallantry on all occasions." King Haakon VII's Cross of Liberty, conferred "in recognition of distinguished services...
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