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The Military Cross (MC) is the third-level military award given to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Armed Forces. Previously it was also awarded to officers of other Commonwealth countries.
Toggle British military medals and ribbons subsection. 2.1 Military orders and decorations. 2.2 Military campaign medals. 2.3 Coronation, ... Military Cross: MC: Dec 1914: 1914 – present Distinguished Flying Cross: DFC: June 1918: 1918 – present Air Force Cross: AFC: 3 June 1918: 1918 – present
The Military Cross was instituted on December 31st, 1914 as a recognition of distinguished and meritorious service in battle in situations not sufficient to merit the Victoria Cross. The Military Cross can be awarded to commissioned officers of the substantive rank of Captain or below or Warrant Officers. In 1920, the terms were altered to ...
The Military Cross (Dutch: Militair Kruis, French: Croix Militaire) is a military long service decoration of Belgium. It was established by Royal Decree on 11 February 1885 and is awarded to commissioned officers in the Belgian Armed Forces for loyal and uninterrupted service or to Non-Belgian military officers for distinguished service in ...
Dec 9, 2020 · The Military Cross is made out of solid silver in a cross shape, which is suspended from a plain silver suspension bar on a ribbon. The ribbon is generally 32mm wide on military medals, and is a deep purple with stripes of white on either side. Since 1938 the name of the recipient and the year of issue has been engraved on the lower limb of the ...
Mar 31, 2024 · The Military Cross (MC) is the third-level (second-level pre-1993) military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Armed Forces, and formerly awarded to officers of other Commonwealth countries. Contents. History; Description; Recipients; Numbers awarded; Notable awards; See also; References; Bibliography ...
Military Merit Cross is the name for a military decoration in various states, including: Military Merit Cross (Austria–Hungary) ( Militärverdienstkreuz) (in three classes) Military Merit Cross (Czechoslovakia), awarded to Charles Paul de Cumont.
