One of the most commonly encountered, and cheapest to purchase gallantry medals on the market today, the C. de G. was established on 8th April 1915 to recognise bravery in the face of the enemy that was specifically mentioned in despatches. Servicemen of all allied nations were eligible for this award. Ribbon emblems represented the type of "mention"...
Regiment and brigade mentions - Bronze star
Divisional mention - silver star
Corps mention - gilt star
Army mention - bronze palm.
Several of these could be worn on the ribbon, each indicating a separate event of bravery. If 5 bronze palms were awarded, then these were replaced by 1 silver palm.
There were 5 different Croix-de-Guerres issued during WW1, each with the same obverse (above), but with different reverses (below) indicating the year of the award or the theatre issued...
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