THE WAR CROSS WW2





The War Cross was awarded to Belgian military personnel (and in some cases to civilians, e.g. Resistance members) for valour in action against the enemy. The obverse medallion of this bronze decoration depicts a rampant lion, the reverse the royal monogram of King Leopold III. On 20 July 1941, the Belgian government in exile in London, instituted this bravery award which, like its WWI counterpart, could be embellished by a number of emblems placed on the ribbon : bronze or silver lions for mentions in despatches on regimental or army level resp., a bronze palm for mentions by the War Office, etc.



Variation 1 : close up of the front



classification : B034-01



Variation 1 : close up of the back



classification : B034-01



Variation 1 : special features



classification : B034-01
- bronze palm



Variation 2 : close up of the front



classification : B034-02



Variation 2 : close up of the back



classification : B034-02



Variation 2: special features



classification B034-02
- bronze palm



Variation 3: close up of the front



classification B034-03



Variation 3 : close up of the back



classification B034-03



Variation 3 : special features



classification B034-03
- bronze palm



Variation 4 : close up of the front



classification B034-04



Variation 4 : close up of the back



classification B034-04



Variation 4 : special features



classification B034-04
- bronze palm



Variation 5 : close up of the front



classification B034-05



Variation 5 : close up of the back



classification B034-05



Variation 5 : special features



classification B034-05
- bronze palm



Variation 6 : close up of the front



classification B034-06



Variation 6 : close up of the back



classification B034-06



Variation 6 : special features



classification B034-06
- bronze palm



Variation 7 : close up of the front



classification B034-07



Variation 7 : close up of the back



classification B034-07



Variation 7: special features



classification B034-07
- bronze palm



Variation 8 : close up of the front



classification B034-08



Variation 8 : close up of the back



classification B034-08



Variation 8 : special features



classification B034-08
- bronze tower



Variation 9 : close up of the front



classification B034-09



Variation 9 : close up of the back



classification B034-09



Variation 9 : special features



classification B034-09
- silver tower



Variation 10 : close up of the front



classification B034-10



Variation 10 : close up of the back



classification B034-10



Variation 10 : special features



classification B034-10
- lion button
- bronze palm



Variation 11 : close up of the front



classification B034-11



Variation 11 : close up of the back



classification B034-11



Variation 11 : special features



classification B034-11
- bronze palm
- lion button



Variation 12 : close up of the front



classification B034-12



Variation 12 : close up of the back



classification B034-12



Variation 12 : special features



classification B034-12
- bronze lion



Variation 13 : close up of the front



classification B034-13



Variation 13 : close up of the back



classification B034-13



Variation 13 : special features



classification B034-13
- bronze lion



Variation 14 : close up of the front



classification B034-14



Variation 14 : close up of the back



classification B034-14



Variation 14 : special features



classification B034-14
- widow bar
- bronze palm



Variation 15 : close up of the front



classification B034-15



Variation 15 : close up of the back



classification B034-15



Variation 15 : special features



classification B034-15
- gold lion button ( small model )



Variation 16 : close up of the front



classification B034-16



Variation 16 : close up of the back



classification B034-16



Variation 16 : special features



classification B034-16
- gold lion button ( middle model )



Variation 17 : close up of the front



classification B034-17



Variation 17 : close up of the back



classification B034-17



Variation 17 : special features



classification B034-17
- gold lion button ( big model)



Variation 18 : close up of the front



classification B034-18



Variation 18 : close up of the back



classification B034-18



Variation 18 : special features



classification B034-18
- bronze lion button ( big model / big lion )



Variation 19 : close up of the front



classification B034-19



Variation 19 : close up of the back



classification B034-19



Variation 19 : special features



classification B034-19
- bronze lion button ( nog model / small lion )



Variation 20 : close up of the front



classification B034-20



Variation 20 : close up of the back



classification B034-20



Variation 20 : special features



classification B034-20
- bronze lion button ( small model )



Variation 21 : close up of the front



classification B034-21



Variation 21 : close up of the back



classification B034-21
no LIII monogram but a lion on the back



Variation 21 : special features



classification B034-21



Variation 22 : close up of the front



classification B034-22



Variation 22 : close up of the back



classification B034-22



Variation 22 : special features



classification B034-22
- upper part of the crown closed



Variation 23 : close up of the front



classification B034-23



Variation 23 : close up of the back



classification B034-23



Variation 23 : special features



classification B034-23
- upper part of he crown open



Variation 24 : close up of the front



classification B034-24



Variation 24 : close up of the back



classification B034-24



Variation 24 : special features



classification B034-24
- bronze lion button
- bronze small palm



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