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Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)

This decoration was instituted on April 8th 1915 to commemmorate individual mentions in despatches and can be awarded to all French military personnel, regardless of rank and also to officers and men of Allied Forces for an individual feat of arms mentioned in a despatch. The despatch had to originate from an officer commanding an Army, an Army Corps, a Division, a Brigade or the C.O. of a Regiment or a corresponding unit of Naval Forces. Mention in Army Despatch merits a small bronze laurel branch, Army Corps Despatch a silver gilt star, Divisional a silver star, Regimental or similar Unit Despatch a bronze star; all these emblems to be worn on the ribbon of the Cross. For every mention the appropiate emblem will be awarded; if one person has been awarded five palms, he will wear a silver palm instead.
The ribbon of the Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 differs from the original; it is coloured bright red with four vertical bands of green in the centre.

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Haar, ter, Johannes Bernardus* December 3rd, 1917
† April 26th, 1976

Hackin, Marie Alice* September 7th, 1905
† February 24th, 1941

Halna du Fretay, Maurice* May 8th, 1920
† August 19th, 1942

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Hanus, Josef* September 11th, 1913
† April 21st, 1992

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Harcourt, d', Emmanuel* November 19th, 1914
† July 30th, 1985

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Harent, Bernard* July 24th, 1916
† June 13th, 1944

Harper, Joseph H. "Bud"* May 1st, 1901
† August 8th, 1990

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Harris, Arthur Travers "Bomber"* April 13th, 1892
† April 5th, 1984

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Harrison, Leander H.* July 21st, 1906
† February 19th, 1961
Plot: B Grave: 56A

Harty de Pierrebourg, Olivier* July 10th, 1908
† August 23rd, 1973

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Hasey, John Freeman "Jack"* November 3rd, 1916
† May 9th, 2005

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Hasler, Herbert George "Blondie"* February 27th, 1914
† May 5th, 1987

Haudry de Soucy, Arnauld* December 2nd, 1921
† August 7th, 1994

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Haugland, Knut Magne* September 23rd, 1917
† December 25th, 2009

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Haukelid, Knut Anders* May 17th, 1911
† March 8th, 1994

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Hauteclocque, de, Pierre* February 10th, 1910
† September 24th, 2004

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Hautefeuille, Pierre* July 23rd, 1916
† December 28th, 1999

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Hawkins, Leslie William* November 16th, 1919

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Hayes, John Paul* June 19th, 1925
† February 28th, 2019

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Hazard, Jacques* October 11th, 1920
† June 21st, 1942

Hébert, Bernard* September 4th, 1921
† December 7th, 1984

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Hébert, Jacques* August 8th, 1920
† February 15th, 2018

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Heffron, Edward James "Babe"* May 16th, 1923
† December 1st, 2013

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Heible, Louis* May 29th, 1924
† September 25th, 1994

Heijden, van der, Eugene* June 14th, 1920
† April 23rd, 2003

Helberg, Claus Urbye* January 31st, 1916
† February 6th, 2003

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Hellard, Jean* June 10th, 1908
† November 27th, 1940

Hennebert, Gérard* October 11th, 1913
† August 15th, 1953

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Henneguier, Pierre Louis Julien* February 9th, 1913
† September 23rd, 1992

Henrio, Mathurin* April 16th, 1929
† February 10th, 1944

Henry, André* March 5th, 1903
† September 9th, 1940

Henry, Marcelle Marie-Louise Marguerite* September 7th, 1895
† April 24th, 1945

Héraud, Paul* May 25th, 1906
† August 9th, 1944

Herbinger, Pierre-Jean* December 1st, 1899
† April 30th, 1972

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Héritier, Georges* August 18th, 1914
† December 26th, 1996

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Herring, Clifford Palmer* September 13th, 1912
† June 6th, 1944
Plot: G Grave: 8319C

Hers, d', Jean* May 17th, 1910
† March 18th, 1945

Hervé, Robert* September 10th, 1910
† August 5th, 1999

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Hervé, Yves* July 5th, 1909
† May 17th, 1944

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Hettier de Boislambert, Claude* July 26th, 1906
† February 22nd, 1986

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Heurtaux, Alfred Marie Joseph* May 20th, 1893
† December 30th, 1985

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Hewitt, Henry Kent* February 11th, 1887
† September 15th, 1972
Row: 2 Grave: 209

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Heyrend, Jean-Marie* September 15th, 1919
† September 25th, 2005

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Hickey, Doyle O.* July 27th, 1892
† October 20th, 1961

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Hirlemann, Jules Jean Louis* January 14th, 1901
† October 20th, 1987

Hodges, Courtney Hicks* January 5th, 1887
† January 16th, 1966
Plot: 2 Grave: 890-A

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Hodges, Lewis MacDonald* March 1st, 1918
† January 4th, 2007

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Holdsworth, Gerard Alfred "Gerry"* December 27th, 1904
† July 24th, 1985

Hollard, Michel* July 10th, 1898
† July 16th, 1993

Hollinghurst, Leslie Norman* January 2nd, 1895
† June 8th, 1971

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Holmes, Walter T. "Tom"* February 4th, 1919
† May 25th, 2009

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Horrocks, Brian Gwynne "Jorrocks"* September 7th, 1895
† January 4th, 1985

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Horton, Max Kennedy* November 29th, 1883
† July 30th, 1951

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Houchet, Jean-Baptiste* August 6th, 1904
† November 24th, 1944

Houdémon, Jean* 1885
† 1960

Houssemayne Du Boulay, Barry Keith* October 31st, 1912
† May 1998

Howard, John* December 8th, 1912
† May 5th, 1999

Howie, Thomas Dry* April 12th, 1908
† July 17th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 14 Grave: 12

Hudleston, Edmund Cuthbert "Phoenix"* December 30th, 1908
† December 14th, 1994

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Huebner, Clarence Ralph* November 24th, 1888
† September 23rd, 1972

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Hugo, Georges* April 3rd, 1915
† March 1st, 1984

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Hugo, Petrus Hendrik* December 20th, 1917
† June 6th, 1986

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Huguet, Robert* February 27th, 1901
† March 7th, 1979

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Humières, d', François* April 11th, 1922
† January 31st, 1945
Grave: unk

Subonderscheidingen

Lanyard with the War Cross
Fourragere Croix de GuerreLanyard with the War Cross
In the database: 7
Issued:unknown

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