Bronze Cross
The orange ribbon has a Nassau blue stripe in the center. Orange is the colour of the Queen, the head of the House of Orange, and blue is the heraldic colour of the ancestral house of Nassau. • Clasps — none; if the cross is awarded again a large Arabic golden figure "2" or "3" is attached to the ribbon. • Firstawarded — 11 June 1940 • Lastawarded — On 7 October 2009 to 1st Lt Alex Spanhak for his actions in Afghanistan • Total Awarded — 3,501 • Total Awarded Posthumously — Posthumous awards are possible • Higher — Resistance Star East Asia • Lower — Cross of Merit • Caption2 — Ribbon bar of the Bronze Cross The Bronze Cross of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: "Het Bronzen Kruis") was instituted on 11 June 1940 by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands while she was residing in London during the German occupation of the Netherlands. The Bronze Cross has precedence after the Resistance Star East Asia, but is the third highest military decoration still being awarded for bravery.
Bronze Cross
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- Bronze Cross
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- 1940
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- Netherlands
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The orange ribbon has a Nassau blue stripe in the center. Orange is the colour of the Queen, the head of the House of Orange, and blue is the heraldic colour of the ancestral house of Nassau. • Clasps — none; if the cross is awarded again a large Arabic golden figure "2" or "3" is attached to the ribbon. • Firstawarded — 11 June 1940 • Lastawarded — On 7 October 2009 to 1st Lt Alex Spanhak for his actions in Afghanistan • Total Awarded — 3,501 • Total Awarded Posthumously — Posthumous awards are possible • Higher — Resistance Star East Asia • Lower — Cross of Merit • Caption2 — Ribbon bar of the Bronze Cross The Bronze Cross of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: "Het Bronzen Kruis") was instituted on 11 June 1940 by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands while she was residing in London during the German occupation of the Netherlands. The Bronze Cross has precedence after the Resistance Star East Asia, but is the third highest military decoration still being awarded for bravery.
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Several British, American, Canadian and Polish soldiers are among the 3,501 recipients of the Bronze Cross that is awarded by Royal Decree.
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• Name — Bronze Cross • Presenter — Kingdom of the Netherlands • Type — Military award • Eligibility — Military Personnel, merchant navy and civilians in the resistance • Awarded For — Acts of courage and leadership in the face of the enemy. • Campaign — World War II and later campaigns • Status — Currently awarded • Description — The medal is a bronze cross pattée. A wreath consisting of tendrils of oak and laurel leaves is tied around the royal cypher.
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The bronze cross: a tribute to those who won the supreme award for valour in the years 1940-45 / Historical text by F. Bronze Cross is associated with Netherlands.
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1940
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1940
The bronze cross: a tribute to those who won the supreme award for valour in the years 1940-45 / Historical text by F. Gordon Roe; with a collection of 162 portraits in photogravure and 46 other illustrations. is dated [1945] and held by Wellcome Collection.
1945
The bronze cross: a tribute to those who won the supreme award for valour in the years 1940-45 / Historical text by F. Gordon Roe; with a collection of 162 portraits in photogravure and 46 other illustrations. (Wellcome Collection).
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