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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
Pailleret, René-Georges* February 10th, 1921
† March 24th, 1967

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Palaud, Noël* December 24th, 1909
† August 5th, 1985

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Palcy, William* January 25th, 1905
† December 20th, 1967

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Palewski, Gaston* March 20th, 1901
† September 3rd, 1984

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Pannell, Geoffrey Charles Russell* August 22nd, 1913
† May 3rd, 1980

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Pannetier, Pierre* January 1st, 1914
† October 31st, 1984

Parazols, Gilbert* October 25th, 1903
† June 5th, 1974

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Pâris de Bollardière, Jaques Marie Roch André* December 16th, 1907
† February 22nd, 1986

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Parker, Edwin Pearson, Jr.* July 27th, 1891
† June 7th, 1983

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Parker, William Henry* June 21st, 1905
† July 16th, 1966

Patch, Alexander McCarrell "Sandy"* November 23rd, 1889
† November 21st, 1945
Plot: I Row: C Grave: 58

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Patou, André* July 5th, 1910
† June 10th, 2006

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Patton, George Smith Jr.* November 11th, 1885
† December 21st, 1945

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Paturau, Joseph Maurice* April 23rd, 1916
† June 27th, 1996

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Pécro, Joseph* April 27th, 1918
† April 10th, 1945

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Peeters, René Théodore* August 18th, 1898
† June 17th, 1979

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Péju, Elie* February 16th, 1901
† July 29th, 1969

Pélissier, Louis* December 21st, 1901
† June 8th, 1944

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Peltier, Adrien* July 28th, 1903
† December 28th, 1982

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Pène, Pierre* March 10th, 1898
† April 20th, 1972

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Penkala, Alex M., Jr.* August 30th, 1924
† January 10th, 1945

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Perceval, Joseph* December 1st, 1911
† September 6th, 1952

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Perconte, Frank J.* March 10th, 1917
† October 24th, 2013

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Peretti, Achille* June 13th, 1911
† April 14th, 1983

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Perez, Etelvino* January 10th, 1919
† May 25th, 1944

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Perner, Viktor* May 27th, 1911
† February 10th, 1997

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Pernet, Jacques* May 22nd, 1911
† May 1st, 2002

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Péron, François* February 16th, 1904
† February 25th, 1941

Peron, René* January 2nd, 1923
† April 8th, 1945

Péronne, Antoine* April 9th, 1914
† June 18th, 1946

Pérotin, Guy* July 27th, 1920
† December 15th, 1940

Perraud, Raymond* February 28th, 1913
† August 23rd, 1944

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Pertschuk, Maurice "Pronus"* July 31st, 1921
† March 29th, 1945

Pétain, Raymond* February 7th, 1917
† July 3rd, 1943

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Peterson, Arman* May 20th, 1915
† July 1st, 1943

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Petitjean, Jacques* May 25th, 1918
† March 25th, 1991

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Petre, René* December 22nd, 1908
† December 9th, 1957

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Peulevé, Henri Leonard Thomas "Harry"* January 29th, 1916
† March 20th, 1963

Philippe, François* August 12th, 1922
† August 24th, 1944

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Phillips, Edward* December 19th, 1889
† May 14th, 1973

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Piault, Albert* April 11th, 1914
† August 23rd, 1944

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Pichard, Michel André* June 27th, 1918
† September 11th, 1989

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Pickersgill, Frank Herbert Dedrick* May 28th, 1915
† September 14th, 1944

Piette, Jacques* May 13th, 1916
† April 2nd, 1990

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Pijeaud, Charles Félix* December 12th, 1904
† January 6th, 1942

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Pika, Heliodor* July 3rd, 1897
† June 21st, 1949

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Pillafort, Alfred* June 5th, 1905
† November 14th, 1942

Pillard, Jean* September 29th, 1914
† August 22nd, 1989

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Pineau, Christian* October 14th, 1904
† April 5th, 1995

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Pinhède, Edmond* January 14th, 1911
† December 14th, 1997

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Pinot, Edouard* August 1st, 1891
† May 9th, 1984

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Piobetta, Stéphane* July 22nd, 1913
† May 14th, 1944

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Piozin, Hippolyte* December 19th, 1913
† July 22nd, 1994

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Pipa, Josef* October 13th, 1915
† January 2nd, 1977

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Plantevin, Jean* March 13th, 1913
† December 6th, 1980

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Plantier, Maurice* May 8th, 1913
† August 19th, 1944

Plesman, Jan Leendert* December 18th, 1919
† September 1st, 1944

Plewman, Eliane Sophie* December 9th, 1917
† September 13th, 1944

Podeur, Roger* April 11th, 1920
† September 20th, 2005

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Poirel, Jean* August 3rd, 1910
† August 25th, 1975

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Poitevin, René* March 21st, 1911
† January 31st, 1972

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Poletti, Pierre* October 30th, 1894
† April 6th, 1971

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Pompei, Jean* February 11th, 1909
† June 28th, 1972

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Ponchardier, Dominique* March 3rd, 1917
† April 17th, 1986

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Ponchardier, Pierre* October 4th, 1909
† January 27th, 1961

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Pool, Lafayette G. "Lafe"* July 23rd, 1919
† May 30th, 1991

Popieul, Edmond* December 3rd, 1897
† April 18th, 1958

Porcheron, Charles* May 15th, 1917
† August 23rd, 1944

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Postaire, Paul* June 17th, 1915
† October 31st, 1962

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Pouliquen, Joseph* November 20th, 1897
† September 24th, 1988

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Pouyade, Pierre* July 25th, 1911
† September 5th, 1979

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Powers, Darrell Cecil "Shifty"* March 13th, 1923
† June 17th, 2009

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Poype, de la, Roland* July 28th, 1920
† October 23rd, 2012

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Prchal, Eduard Maximilian* January 1st, 1911
† December 4th, 1984

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Prets, Paul* June 29th, 1919
† October 27th, 1996

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Priez, Moïse* November 30th, 1912
† January 24th, 1970

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Prigent, Corentin* April 13th, 1919
† June 19th, 1941

Prioux, René Jacques Adolphe* April 11th, 1879
† June 16th, 1953

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Prochasson, Maurice* July 21st, 1901
† August 7th, 1964

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Prost, Georges* May 26th, 1915
† January 23rd, 1945

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Proszeck, Jean* April 15th, 1905
† June 18th, 1944

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Prussman, Ernest W.* 1921
† September 8th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 12 Grave: 14

Pruvost, Ernest* August 18th, 1896
† February 9th, 1965

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Przybylski, Edouard* September 20th, 1920
† May 26th, 1993

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Puech-Samson, Pierre Gustave Robert* December 28th, 1915
† January 19th, 2000

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Putz, Joseph* April 24th, 1895
† January 28th, 1945

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Subonderscheidingen

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

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