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Croix de guerre 1939-1945 (France)

Croix de guerre 1939–1945
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1939–1945 War Cross with 2 gilt stars
Awarded by  France
Type Bravery award
Awarded for Military duty during World War II mentioned in dispatches
Status No longer awarded
Clasps silver gilt palm
silver palm
bronze palm
gilt star
silver star
bronze star
Statistics
Established September 26, 1939
Precedence
Next (higher) Croix de guerre 1914–1918
Next (lower) Croix de guerre des TOE
Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 ribbon.svg

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Ribbon bar & streamer of the French Croix de guerre 1939–1945

The Croix de guerre 1939–1945 (War Cross 1939–1945) is a French military decoration, a version of the Croix de guerre created on September 26, 1939, to honour people who fought with the Allies against the Axis forces at any time during World War II.

Due to the large extent of the war zone, recipients included various groups:

On every Croix de guerre, there is at least one ribbon device, either in the shape of a palm or of a star, and fashioned from either bronze, silver or gilded silver. The relative importance of the six possible combinations is detailed below. The total number of devices on a "Croix de guerre" is not limited.

The clasps are awarded for gallantry to any member of the French military or its allies and are, depending on the degree, roughly the equivalent for U.S. Bronze Star and Silver Star or UK Military Cross and Military Medal.


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