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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 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 ...
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.
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 Military Cross (Dutch: Militair Kruis, French: Croix Militaire) is a military long service decoration of Belgium.It was established by Royal Decree on 11 February 1885 and is awarded to commissioned officers in the Belgian Armed Forces for loyal and uninterrupted service or to Non-Belgian military officers for distinguished service in favor of the Military of Belgium.
Livre d'or des officiers superieurs mort pour le France guerre 14–18 [Visitors' Book of the Senior Officers who Died for France in the 14–18 War (no pub. date)] (PDF). Le Souvenir français. pp. 81– 86. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Gehin, Gérard; Lucas, Jean-Pierre (2008).
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)
L'histoire des Troupes de Marine au travers de l'uniforme 1622-2020 (in French). Un préface par Frédéric Garnier. Paris: Histoire & Collections. ISBN 979-10-380-1001-7. Marcel Vigneras, Rearming the French, Office of the Chief of Military History, Dept. of the Army, 1957