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The Belgian Inter-Allied Victory Medal 1914–1918 was a 36 mm in diameter circular gilt bronze medal. Its obverse bore a winged victory standing on a globe, her arms and wings spread out, looking down at Earth.
The Commemorative Medal of the 1914–1918 War (French: Médaille Commémorative de la Guerre 1914–1918, Dutch: Oorlogsherinnerinsmedaille 1914–1918) was a Belgian commemorative war medal established by royal decree on 21 July 1919 and awarded to all members of the Belgian Armed Forces who served during the First World War that were eligible for the inter-allied victory medal.
French infantry uniform of 1914 A progression of French infantry uniforms from 1837 (left) to 1870 (right). The pantalon rouge (French for 'red trousers') were an integral part of the uniform of most regiments of the French army from 1829 to 1914.
The World War I Croix de guerre was established by royal decree on 25 October 1915 as an award for bravery or other military virtue on the battlefield. It was only awarded to individuals. The Croix de guerre was not only awarded for bravery but also for three years or more of service on the front line, or for good conduct on the battlefield. It ...
Fire Cross with alternative rendering of the obverse design. The Fire Cross was a 44 mm wide by 54 mm high (including ribbon loop) bronze cross quadrate.Except for a 3 mm wide plain border, the cross arms were striated, horizontally for the lateral arms and vertically for the vertical arms on both the obverse and reverse.
The 2nd Commando Battalion (French: 2e Bataillon de Commandos, officially abbreviated to 2 Codo) is a one of four airborne forces battalion unit of the Belgian Land Component and part of the 'Special Operations Regiment', which specialized in air assault and airborne operations, amphibious warfare, combat patrol, commando style raids, irregular warfare, long-range penetration, special ...
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) Van Hoorebeke, 2007, P., 175 Ans de l'Ordre de Léopold et les Ordres Nationaux Belges (MRA Brussels)
The École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr (French pronunciation: [ekɔl spesjal militɛʁ də sɛ̃siʁ], lit. ' Special Military School of Saint-Cyr ', abbr. ESM) is a French military academy, and is often referred to as Saint-Cyr (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ siʁ]).