What is Croix de Guerre 1939–1945?
{{italictitle}} {{Infobox military award |name=Croix de guerre 1939–1945 |image=Croix de Guerre 1939 France AVERS.jpg |image_size=120px |caption=1939–1945 War Cross with [[Mentioned in Despatches|2 silver-gilt (gold) stars]] |presenter={{Flagu|France}} |type= Bravery award |eligibility= |awarded_for= Military duty during World War II [[mentioned in dispatches]] |status= No longer awarded |description= |clasps=silver-gilt palm<br />silver palm<br />bronze palm<br />silver-gilt star<br />silver star<br />bronze star |established= September 26, 1939 |firstawarded= |lastawarded= |total_awarded= |total_awarded_posthumously= |total_recipients= |individual= |higher=[[Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)|Croix de guerre 1914–1918]] |same= |lower= [[Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures|Croix de guerre des TOE]] |image2=[[Image:Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 ribbon.svg|106px]]<br /><br />[[Image:Streamer FCDG WWII.png|250px]] |caption2=Ribbon bar & streamer of the French Croix de guerre 1939–1945 }} The '''''Croix de guerre 1939–1945''''' (War Cross 1939–1945) is a [[Military awards and decorations of France|French military decoration]], a version of the ''[[Croix de guerre]]'' created on September 26, 1939. It honors people who fought with the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] against the [[Axis powers of World War II|Axis forces]] at any time during World War II.<ref>{{cite web|title=Croix De Guerre, France|url=http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/Heraldry.aspx?HeraldryId=15492&CategoryId=9399&grp=12&menu=Decorations%20and%20Medals&ps=24&p=0&hilite=Croix%20de%20Guerre|publisher=The Institute of Heraldry|access-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003124644/http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/Heraldry.aspx?HeraldryId=15492&CategoryId=9399&grp=12&menu=Decorations%20and%20Medals&ps=24&p=0&hilite=Croix%20de%20Guerre|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{military-stub}} [[Category:Military honors]] [[Category:Military of France]]