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George Medal — Infobox Military Award name= The George Medal caption= Obverse (top left) and reverse (top right) of the medal. Ribbon: 32mm, crimson with five narrow blue stripes. awarded by= UK and Comonwealth type= Civil decoration. eligibility= Those… … Wikipedia
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 introduced at the same time. * * * … Universalium
George Medal — George Medal, Avers Die George Medal ist nach dem Georgs Kreuz die zweithöchste zivile Auszeichnung des Vereinigten Königreichs und des Commonwealth. Sie wird für außerordentlichen Mut verliehen. Sie besteht aus Silber und hat einen Durchmesser… … Deutsch Wikipedia
George Medal — noun An award for gallantry given to civilians and members of the armed forces • • • Main Entry: ↑George * * * George Cross or George Medal, the highest award for civilian bravery presented by Great Britain. It was instituted in 1940 by George VI … Useful english dictionary
(the) George Cross — the George Cross [the 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 has not been given to… … Useful english dictionary
George Medal — George Med|al, the an honour in the form of a red ↑ribbon with five blue ↑stripes. It is given for similar acts of bravery as the George Cross but is not such a high honour … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 Gallantry Medallists' League — The DCM (Distinguished Conduct Medallists ) League the DCM was the Army other ranks award that ranked just below the VC was founded in the early 1930s by Captain Bob Moyse MC DCM BEM with branches throughout the United Kingdom. The League’s… … Wikipedia
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
