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Croix de Guerre

[ krwahduh-ger ]

noun

  1. a French military award for heroism in battle.


Croix de Guerre

/ krwa də ɡɛr /

noun

  1. a French military decoration awarded for gallantry in battle: established 1915
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Croix de Guerre1

1910–15; < French: literally, cross of war
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Croix de Guerre1

literally: cross of war
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Example Sentences

His part was so small and mine so big, he said, that he wanted me to have his Croix de Guerre, his regimental and other medals.

She caught a glimpse of some sort of ribbon on his breast—the croix de guerre.

He went through bad fighting, and in March, 1917, he was given a Croix de Guerre.

Croix de Guerre had been given out that day at the automobile park at Chalons.

Many of them have been mentioned in dispatches, and have received from France the Croix de Guerre.

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