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The following is a non-exhaustive list of recipients of the Legion of Honour awards, since the first ceremony in July 1804. [ 3 ] 2,550 individuals can be awarded the insignia every year. [ 5 ] The total number of awards is close to 1 million [ 6 ] (estimated at 900,000 in 2021, [ 5 ] including over 3,000 Grand Cross recipients [ 7 ] ), with ...
The following is a list of notable foreign members of the Legion of Honor by their country of origin. The Legion of Honor is the highest decoration in France. and is divided into five degrees (lower to higher): Chevalier (Knight), Officier (Officer), Commandeur (Commander), Grand Officier (Grand Officer) and Grand Croix (Grand Cross).
Awards of the Légion d'Honneur to members of the British Armed Forces during the Crimean War were made in two lots, with awards first announced in the Le Moniteur of 16 and 19 July 1856 (with a consolidated list appearing in the London Gazette of 4 August 1856) and again on 22 April 1857 (which was republished in the London Gazette on 1 May 1857).
Awarded Légion d'honneur at Hillingdon Hospital's Beaconsfield East Ward on Thursday, 3 November 2016, aged 92. James Edward Clarke (19/01/1925-13/04/2020), Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, awarded 25 August 2016 for his part in the liberation of France on D-Day 6 June 1944, Royal Marine. Landing Craft. Juno Beach.
Pages in category "Lists of recipients of the Legion of Honour" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. ... List of Légion d'honneur recipients ...
The following is a non-exhaustive list of recipients of the Legion of Honour awards, since the first ceremony in May 1803. [ 3 ] 2,550 individuals can be awarded the insignia every year. [ 5 ] The total number of awards was close to 1 million [ 6 ] (estimated at 900,000 in 2021, [ 5 ] including over 3,000 Grand Cross recipients [ 7 ] ), with ...
The following is a non-exhaustive list of recipients of the Legion of Honour awards, since the first ceremony in May 1803. [ 3 ] 2,550 individuals can be awarded the insignia every year. [ 5 ] The total number of awards is close to 1 million [ 6 ] (estimated at 900,000 in 2021, [ 5 ] including over 3,000 Grand Cross recipients [ 7 ] ), with ...
The National Order of the Legion of Honour (French: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur [ɔʁdʁ nɑsjɔnal də la leʒjɔ̃ dɔnœʁ] ⓘ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre impérial de la Légion d'honneur), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil, and currently comprises five classes.