1940–1945 Military Combatant's Medal

1940–1945 Military Combatant's Medal Médaille du Combattant Militaire de la Guerre 1940-1945 Belgique.jpg 150 1940–1945 Military Combatant's Medal (obverse) 18px Kingdom of Belgium War medal Belgian citizens Combat duty during the Second World War No longer awarded 19 December 1967 Combattant Militaire 39 45 revers.jpg 150px Reverse The 1940–1945 Military Combatant's Medal (fr Médaille du Combattant Militaire de la Guerre 1940–1945, nl "Medaille van de Militaire Strijder 1940–1945") was a Belgian war medal established by royal decree on 19 December 1967 and awarded to all members of the Belgian Armed Forces who fought from the United Kingdom during the Second World War. Royal Decree of 19 December 1967 creating the 1940–1945 Military Combatant's Medal Belgian Defence Ministry 1967-12-19 Award description The 1940–1945 Military Combatant's Medal is a 38mm wide bronze Greek cross with semi-circular protrusions filling the gaps between the arms up to 3mm from the cross arms' ends. The obverse bears the relief image of a "lion rampant" at the centre of the cross. The reverse bears a vertical broadsword bisecting the years "1940" and "1945" inscribed in relief. The medal is suspended by a ring through a suspension loop from a 36mm wide silk moiré ribbon. The colours of the ribbon are divided as follows from the left to the right edge: 6mm green, 2mm red, 3mm yellow, 2mm black, 1 cm yellow, 2mm black, 3mm yellow, 2mm red, 6mm green. Notable recipients (partial list) The individuals listed below were awarded the 1940–1945 Military Combatant's Medal: ARS MORIENDI Recipients of the 1940–1945 Military Combatant's Medal compiled from the ARS MORIENDI web site ARS MORIENDI 2012-07-06 http://www.ars-moriendi.be/index%20FR.htm French 2012-09-11 6 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110906163645/http://www.ars-moriendi.be/index%20FR.htm dead Lieutenant General Roger Dewandre Lieutenant General Ernest Engelen Lieutenant General Sir Louis Teysen Lieutenant General Constant Weyns Police Lieutenant General August Van Wanzeele Aviator Lieutenant General Armand Crekillie Aviator Vice Admiral Sir André Schlim Cavalry Major General Jules François Gaston Everaert François Ernest SamrayRoyal decree 19-12-1967 See also Belgium Orders, decorations, and medals of Belgium References Other sources Quinot H., 1950, Recueil illustré des décorations belges et congolaises, 4e Edition. (Hasselt) Cornet R., 1982, Recueil des dispositions légales et réglementaires régissant les ordres nationaux belges. 2e Ed. N.pl., (Brussels) Borné A.C., 1985, Distinctions honorifiques de la Belgique, 1830–1985 (Brussels) External links Bibliothèque royale de Belgique (In French) Les Ordres Nationaux Belges (In French) ARS MORIENDI Notables from Belgian history https://web.archive.org/web/20110906163645/http://www.ars-moriendi.be/index%20FR.htm 6 September 2011 (In French and Dutch) June 2017 Armed Resistance 1940-1945, Medal of the Category:Military awards and decorations of Belgium Category:Awards established in 1967