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France |
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8 April 1915 |
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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 |
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| 1 palme d'argent equals = 5 palmes de bronze |
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| Recipients - World War I Aces |
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Knowles, James
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Kozakov (Kazakoff), Alexander Alexandrovich
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| 173 |
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Kruten, Yevgraph
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Lachmann, Georges Marcel
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Lahoulle, Auguste Joseph Marie
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| 176 |
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Languedoc, Henri François
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Laplasse, Antoine
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Larkin, Herbert Joseph
14 Jul 1917* |
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Larner, DeFreest
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Le Cour Grandmaison, Didier Louis Marie Charles
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