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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.

Grid List
Jaboulay, Henri* August 5th, 1897
† June 11th, 1977

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Jacob, André* April 14th, 1909
† November 9th, 1940

Jacob, François* June 17th, 1920
† April 20th, 2013

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Jacobi, Henri* 1915
† 1945

Jacquier, Paul* June 14th, 1910
† January 5th, 1995

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Jacquinot de Presle, Martial Amable Georges* February 13th, 1902
† April 11th, 2005

Jacquinot, Louis* September 16th, 1898
† June 14th, 1993

Jaeger, Rodolphe* April 22nd, 1920
† September 13th, 1944

Jamme, André* March 26th, 1917
† July 17th, 1983

Janney, André* September 9th, 1905
† July 23rd, 1985

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Janousek, Karel* October 30th, 1893
† October 27th, 1971

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Jaouen, Jean* May 30th, 1918
† May 30th, 1945

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Jaquemet, Félix* April 6th, 1915
† October 14th, 1945

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Jarrot, André* December 13th, 1909
† April 21st, 2000

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Jaske, Josef Antonin* January 30th, 1913
† June 20th, 2001

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Jastrzebski, Franticizek* November 10th, 1905
† October 25th, 1940
Plot: IV Row: H Grave: 6

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Jean, Edmond* January 7th, 1919
† November 22nd, 2003

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Jeanperrin, Georges* May 14th, 1916
† January 6th, 2003

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Jecht, Gabriel† November 2002

Jedrziewski, Anthony A.* January 3rd, 1915
† January 23rd, 1985

Jeff, Robert Voase* March 31st, 1913
† August 11th, 1940
Plot: 4 

Jellicoe, George Patrick John Rushworth* April 4th, 1918
† February 22nd, 2007

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Jenks, Robert Fergus* July 12th, 1909
† February 25th, 1982

Jestin, Jean-Louis* April 30th, 1920
† August 23rd, 1944

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Jeulin, Marcel* February 3rd, 1921
† May 20th, 1944

Jicha, Vaclav* February 10th, 1914
† February 1st, 1945

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Johansen, Guttorm Sindre* November 4th, 1901
† July 29th, 1960

Johnson, Earle A.* March 16th, 1893

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Johnson, Leon William* September 13th, 1904
† November 10th, 1997
Plot: 7A Grave: 209

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Johnson, Walter M.* 1903
† June 1997

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Joire, Jules* August 29th, 1914
† March 18th, 1944
Grave: unk

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Joly, Paul* June 27th, 1899
† April 24th, 1945

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Jomier, Jacques* March 7th, 1914
† December 7th, 2008

Jonas, Paul* June 8th, 1898
† June 6th, 1958
Grave: unk

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Jones, Sydney Charles* November 25th, 1902
† September 6th, 1944

Jordan, Augustin Marie Camille* December 10th, 1910
† March 24th, 2004

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Joubert des Ouches, Jacques* May 2nd, 1920
† June 6th, 1944

Jouneau, Georges* April 23rd, 1902
† April 23rd, 1981

Jourdan, Maurice* August 8th, 1902
† February 4th, 1972

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Jourden, Joseph Michel* March 29th, 1911
† August 9th, 1944

Jourdier, Paul* October 20th, 1907
† April 2nd, 1995

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Jousse, Germain* November 20th, 1895
† March 21st, 1988

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Juin, Alphonse Pierre* December 16th, 1888
† January 27th, 1967

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Julitte, Pierre* May 24th, 1910
† August 15th, 1991

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Jullian, Yves* July 19th, 1918
† September 21st, 1983

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Jumel, Robert* April 28th, 1920
† November 2nd, 1944

Subonderscheidingen

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

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