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Country: France
Established: 8 April 1915
Criteria:
Croix de Guerre
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
41 Bretillon, Alexandre Albert Roger
42 Britton, Arthur Frederick
18 Apr 1918*
43 Brown, Colin Peter
08 Nov 1918*
44 Brown, Frederick Elliott
14 Jul 1917*
45 Brown, Sydney MacGillvary
1 Palm
46 Buchanan, Archibald
08 Nov 1918*
47 Buckley, Harold Robert
48 Buisson, Alexandre
49 Caillaux, Edmond Eugene Henri
50 Campbell, Douglas
26 Apr 1918
* Gazetted
 
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