King's Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom

• Name — King's Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom • Presenter — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland • Type — Civil decoration • Eligibility — Foreign nationals • Awarded For — Acts of courage in support of the British and Allied cause • Campaign — World War II • Description — Silver disk, 36mm diameter. • Established — 23 August 1945 • Total Awarded — 3,200 • Related — Allied Subjects' Medal • Lower — King's Medal for Service in the Cause of Freedom • Caption2 — Ribbon bar

Instituted on 23 August 1945, the medal was a reward to foreign nationals for acts of courage in furtherance of the interests of the British and Allied cause during the Second World War. Many were awarded to members of resistance groups in German-occupied Europe, including for helping British servicemen evade the enemy or escape from occupied areas, and for supplying key intelligence. The award was open not only to civilians, but also to military personnel for services outside the scope of normal military duties. Distribution of the medal began in 1947. Around 3,200 medals were awarded. People who had made a deserving effort to further the British and Allied cause during World War II in less dangerous ways were eligible for the award of the King's Medal for Service in the Cause of Freedom.

• Janine de Greef (1925–2020), a member of the Comet Line in the Belgian resistance, exfiltrating evacuees and Allied airmen from occupied Belgium to Spain. • Catherine Dior (1917–2008), a member of a Polish intelligence unit based in France, and sister of the fashion designer Christian Dior. • George Doundoulakis (1921–2007), Greek American physicist and OSS agent who aided British soldiers after the Battle of Crete, led a Cretan organisation under Christopher Montague Woodhouse, Thomas Dunbabin, and Patrick Leigh Fermor, and designed the Arecibo Antenna, the world's largest radio telescope • Lykele Faber (1919–2009), Dutch commando and radio operator who took part in the Battle of Arnhem and helped organise the Dutch resistance. • Rachel Harel (1923–1989), courier for the Dutch resistance. • Petrus Wijtse Winkel (1909–2012), Dutch East Indies administrator who rescued shipwrecked Britons and allowed them to escape the Japanese invaders by giving them his boat.

King's Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom is recorded from 1945.