Award of the George Cross to Malta — The George Cross was awarded to the island of Malta by King George VI of the United Kingdom in a letter dated 15 April 1942 [ cite web | title=BBC:On This Day | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/15/newsid… … Wikipedia
George Cross — the highest award given to British civilians for doing something very brave, such as risking danger to help other people. It is a silver medal in the shape of a cross. The George Cross is not given to many people, and is considered a great honour … Universalium
The Register of the Victoria Cross — is a reference work that provides brief information on every VC ever awarded: it provides a summary of the deed, along with a photograph of the awardee and the following details where applicable or available; rank, unit, other decorations, date… … Wikipedia
(the) George Medal — the George Medal [the George Medal] an award given to British ↑civilians for doing something brave. It is a round silver medal. The George Medal is considered a great honour, though not as great as the ↑George Cross. The two awards were… … Useful english dictionary
George Cross — Infobox Military Award name= George Cross caption= Obverse of the medal. Ribbon: 38 mm, dark blue. awarded by= Commonwealth Realms type= Civil decoration. eligibility= Commonwealth subjects. for= ... acts of the greatest heroism or of the most… … Wikipedia
The Seventh Cross — This article is about the Anna Seghers novel. For the movie adaptation, see The Seventh Cross (1944 film). Anna Seghers novel The Seventh Cross (German: Das siebte Kreuz), is one of the better known examples of German literature circa World War… … Wikipedia
The Seventh Cross — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Das siebte Kreuz Originaltitel: The Seventh Cross Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1944 Länge: 110 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch … Deutsch Wikipedia
George Cross (disambiguation) — George Cross may refer to:* George Cross, the highest award of the United Kingdom and other commonwealth countries which is awarded for civilian or non operational bravery. * George Cross (Malta), regarding in depth the collective award to the… … Wikipedia
George Cross — George Cross, the an honour given to British people not in the armed forces who do something extremely brave, for example saving someone else s life at great danger to themselves … Dictionary of contemporary English
List of George Cross recipients — The George Cross (GC) is the highest civil decoration of the Commonwealth of Nations. [Although certain Commonwealth Realms have now instituted their own indigenous honours systems, replacing the GC and other Commonwealth awards so far as their… … Wikipedia