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On 20 February 1941, the Dutch government in exile in London instituted several new awards for bravery. The new way that wars were fought, with civilian resistance and the merchant navy in great peril, made this necessary. Amongst the new decorations was the
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decoration has been awarded again on a regular basis with the latest on 7 October 2009 to eleven Dutch soldiers. During the World War II in the
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Those working in the interest of the
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The cross has often been awarded to those who managed to flee to
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The Cross of Merit is the fourth-highest military decoration still being awarded for bravery and has precedence after the
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A Cross of Merit. There are several issues and types of this decoration.
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In case of repeated awards a large "2" or "3" is pinned to the ribbon.
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241:- Website of the organization of veterans with the Cross of Merit
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this cross was awarded to several people employed by the
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