Croix de Guerre 1914- 1918
Instituted 25th October 1915 to
reward acts of bravery in the face of the enemy, it could also being
awarded for long service at the front. Bronze, silver and
silver-gilt palmes and lion ribbon emblems were awarded for various
categories of Mention in Dispatches - five bronze being replaced by a
silver emblem etc. in a similar fashion to the French
Croix de Guerre. Various later decrees modified (expanded) the
award criteria to include those died of wounds, escaped
prisoners, certain volunteers, etc.
The medal: A bronze bath cross with a pivoting crown
suspension, crossed swords are positioned between the arms of the
cross. The obverse central medallion depicts the Belgian lion
rampant. The reverse medallion bears King
Albert's royal monogram "A".
Ribbon: red with five green stripes, three grouped more
centrally. |