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Croix de Guerre

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Croix de Guerre  (krwä d gâr)
n.
A French military decoration for bravery in combat.
[French : croix, cross + de, of + guerre, war.]
Croix de Guerre French [krwa də gɛr]
n
(Military) a French military decoration awarded for gallantry in battle: established 1915
[literally: cross of war]
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Noun1.Croix de GuerreCroix de Guerre - a French military decoration for gallantry
laurel wreath, medal, decoration, ribbon, medallion, palm - an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event


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The medal was not awarded to black troops during World War I as most of them fought ``on loan'' to the French, who gave entire black regiments the equally esteemed Croix de Guerre.
PUBLIC FORUM by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
France subsequently awarded Johnson its highest decoration for bravery, the Croix de Guerre (War Cross) with Gold Palm.
Brave soldier stands tall. (The Goodness of America) by Lee, Robert W. / The New American
Nearly 30 years later, Bullard had distinguished himself as a war hero who was awarded the Croix de Guerre for his heroic exploits fighting on behalf of the French in World War I.
Eugene Bullard: Black Expatriate in Jazz-Age Paris by Owens, Keith A. / Black Issues Book Review
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