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Formation: 4 February 1864; 160 years ago () Founded at: Brussels ... Croix-Rouge de Belgique. This is a French-speaking Belgian branch of the Red Cross. This ...
Quinot H., 1950, Recueil illustré des décorations belges et congolaises, 4e Edition. (Hasselt) Cornet R., 1982, Recueil des dispositions légales et réglementaires régissant les ordres nationaux belges. 2e Ed. N.pl., (Brussels) Borné A.C., 1985, Distinctions honorifiques de la Belgique, 1830–1985 (Brussels)
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).
The 3rd Division (Marne Division) was awarded the Fourragère aux couleurs de la Croix de Guerre for service to France in WW I. The 79th Infantry Division was awarded the Fourragère aux couleurs de la Croix de Guerre for its actions in helping liberate Paris from June 1944 through 27 August 1944 and helping liberate Baccarat, Phalsbourg and ...
The 1830 Volunteers' Commemorative Cross (French: Croix Commémorative des Volontaires de 1830, Dutch: Herinneringskruis voor de Vrijwilligers van 1830) was a Belgian campaign medal established by royal decree on 20 April 1878 and awarded to all members of the Belgian Army and popular militias who served during the 1830-1831 Belgian Revolution who had not been awarded the Iron Cross.
The French Red Cross (French: Croix-Rouge française), or the CRF, is the national Red Cross Society in France founded in 1864 and originally known as the Société française de secours aux blessés militaires (SSBM). Recognized as a public utility since 1945, the French Red Cross is one of the 191 national societies of the International Red ...
Borné A.C., Distinctions honorifiques de la Belgique, 1830-1985 (Bruxelles: 1985) Van Hoorebeke P., 175 Ans de l'Ordre de Léopold et les Ordres Nationaux Belges (MRA: 2007) Tripnaux E., L'Origine de l'Ordre de Léopold (Association of the Order of Leopold: 2008)
Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with six palms; Belgian Croix de Guerre; Dutch Croix de Guerre; Bronze Star Medal (U.S.) Bears wearing : Fourragere bearing the colors of the Légion d'honneur (with olive 1939–45) Fourragère des T.O.E (Demi-brigade SAS Indochina) Fourragère de Compagnon de la Libération since June 18, 1996 (received by the 1 er R ...