What is Dutch Cross of Resistance?
{{Infobox Military Award |name=Dutch Cross of Resistance |image=VERZETSKRUIS 1945.jpg |image_size= |caption=The Dutch Cross of Resistance |awarded_by=[[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|18px]] [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]] |type= [[Civil decoration]] |eligibility= |for= Extreme bravery awarded to the [[Dutch resistance]] |status= No longer awarded |description= |clasps= |established=3 May 1946 |first_award= |last_award= |total= 95 times |posthumous= 93 times |recipients= |individual= |higher= Honorary Sabre |same= |lower= Honorary Medal for Charitable Assistance |image2=[[File:Verzetskruis 1940-1945.gif]] |caption2=Ribbon bar of the Dutch Cross of Resistance }} The '''Verzetskruis 1940&ndash;1945''' (Dutch: ''Cross of Resistance 1940&ndash;1945'') is the second highest military medal in the Netherlands given for bravery. It was awarded to members of the [[Dutch resistance]]. They were civilians who fought the [[Netherlands during World War II|Nazi occupation]] of their country during the [[Second World War]]. [[Category:Military honors]] [[Category:1946 establishments in the Netherlands]]