France - Croix de Guerre

Country:

France

Established:

8 April 1915

Criteria:

During World War I, the Croix de Guerre was awarded for bravery to military personnel mentioned in dispatches. Recipients of the Légion d'Honneur and Médaille Militaire were automatically entitled to the Croix de Guerre. For subsequent acts of bravery, the recipient was awarded a bronze palm leaf for Army citations, a gold star for Corps citations, a silver star for Division citations or a bronze star for Brigade and Regimental citations:

Régiment and Brigade citations	étoile de bronze
Division citations	étoile d'argent
Corps citations	étoile de vermeil
Armée citations	palme de bronze

1 palme d'argent equals = 5 palmes de bronze

Recipients - World War I Aces

11		Baker, Brian Edmund
12		Baldwin, Owen Morgan
13		Balfour, Harold Harington
14		Baracca, Francesco
15		Barbaza, Yves Felix
16		Barbreau, Paul Augustin Edouard
17		Barcat, Andre Jean Louis
18		Barker, William George
19		Barny De Romanet, Bernard Henri
20		Battesti, François Marie Noel
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