Belgian Resistance Medals

Bill's Belgian Medals

World War II Croix de Guerre Medals

I have featured below my collection of World War

I

I

and later Belgian Croix de Guerre medals

with a range of

different devices on the ribbons and different ribbons. I trust you will find it

interesting.

Bill Simpson

Two Leopold

I

II

Croix de Guerre medals, one

with

two bronze lions (mention in

dispatches on

regimental or army level) and

a bronze palm

(mention by the War Office.)

A Croix de Guerre medal with a gilt

lion device

and lion at the centre of the

crossed swords

front and back.

Two Leopold

I

II

Croix de Guerre medals each

with

a lion device for a mention in

dispatches.

A Croix de Guerre medal with simple

palm

device and lion at the centre of

the

crossed swords front and back.

At the right of this group is a Croix de Guerre medal

with

three bronze palms, one silver palm and a bronze

lion.

At the left of this group is a WW

I

Croix de Guerre

medal with a

bronze palm and two bronze and one gilt

lion. It also sports a

WW

I

I

Leopold Palm on a WW

I

I

Leopold

I

II

Croix de Guerre

An unissued 1954 Croix de Guerre medal.

At the right of this group is a WW

I

Croix de Guerre

medal with

a bronze palm and a WW

I

I

Leopold

I

II

Croix

de Guerre

awarded posthumously but without a black

bar.

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A Leopold

I

II

Croix de Guerre with a Leopold

I

I

palm and the rare Leopold

I

Fourragere.

A Leopold

I

II

Croix de Guerre with a Leopold

I

I

palm and a poignant black bar indicating a

posthumous award.

Two Leopold

I

II

Croix de Guerre medals, one

with

a very rare tower device and the other

with a

Leopold

I

II

palm.

Last Updated 17 November 2007