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Reverse of the Cross. The Cross for Military Valour (French: Croix de la Valeur Militaire) is a military decoration of France.It recognizes an individual bestowed a Mention in Dispatches earned for showing valour in presence of an enemy, in theatres of operations which are not subject to the award of the Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures (Cross of War for Foreign ...
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The Victoria Cross. The Victoria Cross (VC) was awarded to 153 members of the British Indian Army and civilians under its command, from 1857 until independence in 1947. The Victoria Cross is a military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of armed forces of some Commonwealth countries and previous British Empire territories.
The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the British decorations system.It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously.
The main part of the programme was to describe how in September 1944, Major Cain won what was described as the "finest Victoria Cross of the whole war" by his commanding officer Lt Col Derek McNally. At the end of the programme, Clarkson reveals that Cain was his father-in-law; his then-wife, Frances Cain, had no idea her father was a VC ...
Victoria Cross Heroes. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7553-1632-0. Harper, Glyn; Richardson, Colin (2016). Acts of Valour: The History of the Victoria Cross and New Zealand. Auckland: HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 978-1-77554-050-2. McGibbon, Ian C.; Goldstone, Paul (2000). The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Military History ...
The Cross of Valour may refer to one of a number of decorations: Cross for Military Valour, a French military award; Cross of Valour (Australia), Australia's highest civil award; Cross of Valour (Canada), Canada's highest civil award; Cross of Valour (Greece) (Αριστείο Ανδρείας), Greece's highest military award
Although the committee did not recommend the Victoria Cross—names such as the Canada Cross and the Cross of Military Valour were put forward [10] [11] —the creation of a Victoria Cross for Australia in 1991 and pressure from The Globe and Mail and advocacy groups, [12] such as the Monarchist League of Canada and the Royal Canadian Legion ...