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Pages in category "Recipients of the Military Cross" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,165 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Victoria Cross was awarded 182 times to 181 recipients for action in the Second World War. The war, also known as World War II (WWII), was a global military conflict that involved a majority of the world's nations, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. The war involved ...
By partial comparison, as of June 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense shows 3,008 awarded to Navy recipients [2] and 1,081 to Marines Corps recipients, [3] for acts of valor during World War II. The Navy Cross was also occasionally awarded to foreign personnel serving with allied forces - for example, Commander Gordon Bridson and Leading ...
Krzyż Armii Krajowej (Home Army Cross) Medal "Zasłużonym na Polu Chwały" (Medal for Merit on the Field of Glory) Krzyż Partyzancki (Partisan Cross) Krzyż Czynu Bojowego Polskich Sił Zbrojnych na Zachodzie (Polish Armed Forces in the West Military Action Cross) Krzyż Bitwy pod Lenino (Battle of Lenino Cross) Krzyż Oświęcimski ...
The Military Cross (MC) is the third-level (second-level until 1993) military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Armed Forces, and formerly awarded to officers of other Commonwealth countries.
It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was awarded during World War I, then revived for World War II, and from 1921 had another version for other conflicts. The Croix de Guerre was also commonly bestowed on foreign military forces ...
Charles Upham received both VCs for actions during the Second World War. The Victoria Cross has been awarded 1,358 times to 1,355 individual recipients. The largest number of recipients for one campaign is the First World War, for which 628 medals were awarded to 627 recipients. [10]
Pages in category "World War II recipients of the Victoria Cross" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .