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G Sergeant H.V. Turner, Subedar
Netrabahadur Thapa, Naik Agansing Rai and Rifleman Ganju Lama won their VCs in combat in the state of Manipur in India but the citations wrongly referred to the locations as being in Burma. These errors have been rectified in the list
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in Europe and Asia; they involved hundreds of aircraft dropping tens of thousands of tons of munitions over a single city. Tactical strikes were also carried out by the RAF including
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Gibson was awarded the
Victoria Cross primarily for the raid, but also for leadership and valour demonstrated as master bomber on many previous sorties.
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Recipient awarded the
Victoria Cross for an extended period of sustained courage and outstanding leadership, rather than a single act of valour.
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saw five soldiers awarded the
Victoria Cross, four posthumously. In May 1945, the Allies accepted the
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of the
Pacific War took place from 1942 to 1945, and saw 29 Victoria Crosses awarded. By 1944 and the
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211:. In total, 23 servicemen from the Royal Navy were awarded the Victoria Cross including one
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The war on the land did not begin until May 1940, as
Britain and France were involved in a
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on 5 February 1856. The order was backdated to 1854 to recognise acts of valour during the
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and to civilians under military command. The award was officially constituted when
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awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of armed forces of some
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between
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The start of the war is generally held to be 1 September 1939, with the German
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The
Victoria Cross was awarded 182 times to 181 recipients for action in the
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The Battle of
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on 2 September 1945. saw seven
Commonwealth servicemen awarded the VC.
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Newton was captured by Japanese Forces and beheaded 11 days later.
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Of the 181 recipients 85 (46.96%) were awarded posthumously.
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Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
93:. The war, also known as World War II (WWII), was a global
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Victoria Cross was awarded for actions during air combat.
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and subsequently France, which forced British troops to
402: This along with a * indicates a posthumous award
105:, organised into two opposing military alliances: the
7343:
Lists of recipients of the Victoria Cross by conflict
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Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's)
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Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's)
168:. The first Victoria Cross of the war was awarded to
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Ashcroft, Michael; Preface to Victoria Cross Heroes
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West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Own)
301:. In 1942, British forces under Lieutenant General
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270:was awarded the Victoria Cross for this action.
199:was fought throughout the war and included the
207:, as well as protecting convoys including the
7348:World War II recipients of the Victoria Cross
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8:
313:, which marked a major turning point in the
956:Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment
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187:attempted to disrupt and destroy allied
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6838:Symbol of Courage; Men behind the Medal
246:. Britain also conducted controversial
227:fought for air superiority against the
195:saw five Victoria Crosses awarded. The
6945:publishing the original Royal Warrant
7:
6957:. 5 February 1856. pp. 410–411.
6345:Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)
3008:Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
2804:Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
305:defeated the Axis forces of General
6932:Ashcroft, Michael; preface; XI–XIII
6883:The Evolution of the Victoria Cross
2486:3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
1915:Royal Canadian Army Chaplain Corps
353:of German forces, celebrated with
14:
5250:Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
6171:1st Canadian Parachute Battalion
5884:King's Shropshire Light Infantry
1637:King's Shropshire Light Infantry
172:for action whilst in command of
7012:Aschcroft, Michael; pp. 255–256
99:majority of the world's nations
6789:Recipient died of their wounds
5743:Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
3113:Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
345:. In Europe, the unsuccessful
1:
289:. In 1941, war spread to the
6866:. Headline Book Publishing.
3876:2/3rd Pioneer Battalion, AIF
1336:Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
1022:South Staffordshire Regiment
989:South Staffordshire Regiment
681:South Staffordshire Regiment
291:Middle East and North Africa
258:attacked German dams in the
78:on 29 January 1856 that was
6967:Ashcroft, Michael; pp. 7–10
4685:Royal Regiment of Artillery
4086:South Saskatchewan Regiment
2837:York and Lancaster Regiment
339:Allied invasion of Normandy
311:Second Battle of El Alamein
248:strategic bombing campaigns
197:Battle of the Mediterranean
7364:
6901:"Victoria Cross Registers"
5641:13th Frontier Force Rifles
4371:28th Māori Battalion, NZEF
3421:No. 11 (Scottish) Commando
2702:13th Frontier Force Rifles
1467:Royal Australian Artillery
7074:
7021:Ashcroft, Michael; p. 259
6985:Ashcroft, Michael; p. 255
852:Corps of Indian Engineers
7003:Arthur, Max; pp. 497–501
6994:Arthur, Max; pp. 419–422
5040:Corps of Royal Engineers
4757:10th Parachute Battalion
4360:Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu
2771:Royal Army Medical Corps
1778:East Lancashire Regiment
1604:Corps of Royal Engineers
819:King's Royal Rifle Corps
384:Royal Army Medical Corps
7254:Second Anglo-Afghan War
6135:Essex Scottish Regiment
5776:Royal Natal Carabineers
5006:25th Battalion, Militia
2056:4th Royal Tank Regiment
1884:7th Royal Tank Regiment
1401:Frontier Force Regiment
546:East Yorkshire Regiment
351:unconditional surrender
315:Western Desert campaign
101:, including all of the
54:countries and previous
6207:No. 487 Squadron RNZAF
5917:Fiji Infantry Regiment
5710:Royal Indian Artillery
5242:Willward Sandys-Clarke
4970:Royal Norfolk Regiment
4579:8th Battalion, Militia
3215:Royal Norfolk Regiment
3182:Maratha Light Infantry
2450:Royal Norfolk Regiment
2125:Maratha Light Infantry
1816:825 Naval Air Squadron
1434:South Alberta Regiment
1193:Monmouthshire Regiment
714:Royal Norfolk Regiment
319:North African campaign
299:Attack on Pearl Harbor
281:where Germany invaded
181:Battle of the Atlantic
39:
6905:The National Archives
6881:Crook, M. J. (1975).
6862:Victoria Cross Heroes
6781:to the Victoria Cross
6518:Bernard Warburton-Lee
6457:Durham Light Infantry
6073:18–19 September 1944*
5851:2/43rd Battalion, AIF
4234:No. 419 Squadron RCAF
3664:King's African Rifles
3493:2/14th Battalion, AIF
3457:2/48th Battalion, AIF
3320:2/25th Battalion, AIF
2975:No. 162 Squadron RCAF
2906:Lincolnshire Regiment
2522:2/48th Battalion, AIF
2424:17–20 September 1944*
2305:2/48th Battalion, AIF
2233:2/31st Battalion, AIF
1770:Harold Ervine-Andrews
1673:2/17th Battalion, AIF
1574:Royal Scots Fusiliers
1505:2/48th Battalion, AIF
1091:Royal Horse Artillery
612:Durham Light Infantry
557:Battle of Wadi Akarit
513:2/19th Battalion, AIF
295:East African Campaign
36:Victory in Europe Day
23:
7316:British 2nd Division
7311:British 1st Division
7184:by branch of service
6703:East Surrey Regiment
6250:No. 200 Squadron RAF
5958:No. 582 Squadron RAF
5909:Sefanaia Sukanaivalu
5778:, South African Army
5648:16–17 February 1945*
5532:15th Punjab Regiment
5427:16th Punjab Regiment
4937:6th Rajputana Rifles
4865:6th Rajputana Rifles
4829:10th Baluch Regiment
4543:No. 109 Squadron RAF
4475:, South African Army
4440:No. 249 Squadron RAF
4339:No. 22 Squadron RAAF
4129:No. 149 Squadron RAF
3945:Westminster Regiment
3807:No. 271 Squadron RAF
3428:17–18 November 1941*
3352:2/4th Battalion, AIF
3284:15th Punjab Regiment
3248:Lancashire Fusiliers
3149:No. 106 Squadron RAF
2197:No. 617 Squadron RAF
1987:2/9th Battalion, AIF
1745:22nd Battalion, NZEF
1709:No. 105 Squadron RAF
1541:10th Baluch Regiment
1372:No. 210 Squadron RAF
1343:25–26 February 1945*
1303:2/2nd Battalion, AIF
1270:No. 617 Squadron RAF
996:17–25 September 1944
750:No. 635 Squadron RAF
648:No. 578 Squadron RAF
439:No. 218 Squadron RAF
256:No. 617 Squadron RAF
6568:No. 75 Squadron RAF
5717:15–16 December 1944
5677:1st Punjab Regiment
5605:8th Punjab Regiment
5434:19–20 January 1945*
5322:No. 62 Squadron RAF
5076:No. 61 Squadron RAF
4901:8th Punjab Regiment
4507:Winnipeg Grenadiers
4270:No. 44 Squadron RAF
4205:23–24 January 1944*
4017:No. 50 Squadron RAF
3981:No. 18 Squadron RAF
3700:No. 49 Squadron RAF
3623:Herbert Le Patourel
3598:Special Air Service
3464:23–31 October 1942*
3015:18–20 January 1944*
2738:No. 83 Squadron RAF
2384:No. 12 Squadron RAF
2312:25–26 October 1942*
2092:No. 12 Squadron RAF
2012:Christopher Furness
1277:June 1940–July 1944
1266:No. 76 Squadron RAF
1262:No. 35 Squadron RAF
1127:No. 22 Squadron RAF
1098:21–23 November 1941
488:Pin Hmi Road Bridge
329:, North Africa and
287:escape from Dunkirk
146:declarations of war
48:military decoration
30:waves to crowds in
7211:Gurkhas (Nepalese)
7030:Arthur, Max; p. 38
6954:The London Gazette
6424:Hampshire Regiment
6381:2nd Division, NZEF
6113:Dortmund-Ems Canal
6102:No. 9 Squadron RAF
6019:Netrabahadur Thapa
5750:21–22 October 1944
5630:Prakash Singh Chib
5145:Wiltshire Regiment
4764:19 September 1944*
3814:19 September 1944*
3711:Dortmund-Ems Canal
3631:Hampshire Regiment
3044:2nd Division, NZEF
2873:2nd Division, NZEF
2844:29 September 1944*
2417:Parachute Regiment
2136:Upper Tiber Valley
1584:Stein, (Selfkant)
1204:Dortmund-Ems Canal
859:31 January 1941 to
761:Trossy St. Maximin
688:20 September 1944*
520:18–22 January 1942
359:surrender of Japan
303:Bernard Montgomery
252:Operation Chastise
183:, in which German
142:invasion of Poland
40:
7328:
7327:
7324:
7323:
6856:Ashcroft, Michael
6847:978-0-330-49133-4
6756:
6755:
6743:25 September 1943
6736:Coldstream Guards
6710:11–15 August 1940
6677:14 February 1942*
6508:Mediterranean Sea
6402:El Ruweisat Ridge
6279:Royal 22 Régiment
6243:
6127:Frederick Tilston
6066:9th Gurkha Rifles
6030:5th Gurkha Rifles
5994:2nd Gurkha Rifles
5965:23 February 1945*
5840:Leslie Starcevich
5503:8–9 February 1944
5452:Robert Sherbrooke
5406:Mediterranean Sea
5286:HM Motor Gun Boat
5283:HM Motor Gun Boat
5127:Mediterranean Sea
4944:7–8 February 1941
4872:19–20 April 1943*
4793:5th Gurkha Rifles
4721:6th Gurkha Rifles
4659:22 September 1943
4550:23 December 1944*
4514:19 December 1941*
4473:Kaffrarian Rifles
4378:26–27 March 1943*
4346:16–18 March 1943*
4136:28 November 1942*
4122:
3847:22–27 April 1943*
3789:Mediterranean Sea
3783:September 1939 to
3733:Coldstream Guards
3565:7th Gurkha Rifles
3327:13 September 1943
3240:Francis Jefferson
3120:25 November 1941*
2913:16 February 1944*
2745:15 September 1940
2641:Monte San Bartolo
2637:10 November 1944*
2630:5th Gurkha Rifles
2594:8th Gurkha Rifles
2558:2nd Gurkha Rifles
2547:Bhanbhagta Gurung
2493:21 November 1941*
2341:
2294:Percival Gratwick
2284:Mediterranean Sea
2161:5th Gurkha Rifles
1994:4 September 1942*
1823:12 February 1942*
1680:13–14 April 1941*
1480:Merdjayoun-Damour
1445:Battle of Falaise
1441:18–20 August 1944
1065:22 September 1943
890:9th Gurkha Rifles
826:21 November 1941*
475:6th Gurkha Rifles
221:Battle of Britain
205:Battle of Matapan
201:Battle of Taranto
131:70 million people
95:military conflict
76:Royal sign-manual
28:Winston Churchill
7355:
7269:Second World War
7244:New Zealand Wars
7107:
7061:
7054:
7047:
7038:
7031:
7028:
7022:
7019:
7013:
7010:
7004:
7001:
6995:
6992:
6986:
6983:
6977:
6974:
6968:
6965:
6959:
6958:
6939:
6933:
6930:
6915:
6913:
6911:
6896:
6877:
6865:
6851:
6812:
6804:
6796:
6788:
6776:
6768:
6742:
6732:
6731:
6730:
6714:Observation Hill
6709:
6699:
6698:
6697:
6676:
6663:
6662:
6661:
6659:Thomas Wilkinson
6640:
6630:
6629:
6628:
6607:
6597:
6596:
6595:
6574:
6566:
6558:
6557:
6556:
6535:
6522:
6521:
6520:
6499:
6486:
6485:
6484:
6463:
6453:
6452:
6451:
6430:
6420:
6419:
6418:
6416:Richard Wakeford
6387:
6379:
6374:
6373:
6372:
6351:
6341:
6340:
6339:
6318:
6308:
6307:
6306:
6286:14 December 1943
6285:
6275:
6274:
6273:
6256:
6248:
6237:
6236:
6235:
6234:
6213:
6205:
6200:
6199:
6198:
6177:
6169:
6164:
6163:
6162:
6160:Frederick Topham
6141:
6131:
6130:
6129:
6108:
6100:
6095:
6094:
6093:
6072:
6064:
6059:
6058:
6057:
6036:
6028:
6023:
6022:
6021:
6000:
5992:
5987:
5986:
5985:
5983:Lalbahadur Thapa
5964:
5956:
5946:
5945:
5944:
5923:
5913:
5912:
5911:
5890:
5880:
5879:
5878:
5857:
5849:
5844:
5843:
5842:
5820:28 April 1940 to
5819:
5806:
5805:
5804:
5802:Richard Stannard
5783:
5772:
5771:
5770:
5749:
5739:
5738:
5737:
5716:
5706:
5705:
5704:
5684:25 October 1944*
5683:
5675:
5670:
5669:
5668:
5647:
5639:
5634:
5633:
5632:
5611:
5603:
5598:
5597:
5596:
5572:11–12 March 1944
5571:
5561:
5560:
5559:
5538:
5530:
5525:
5524:
5523:
5502:
5496:Grenadier Guards
5492:
5491:
5490:
5470:31 December 1942
5469:
5456:
5455:
5454:
5433:
5425:
5420:
5419:
5418:
5397:
5384:
5383:
5382:
5362:20–21 March 1943
5361:
5351:
5350:
5349:
5329:9 December 1941*
5328:
5320:
5315:
5314:
5313:
5292:
5284:
5279:
5278:
5277:
5261:Guiriat El Atach
5256:
5246:
5245:
5244:
5223:
5210:
5209:
5208:
5187:
5174:
5173:
5172:
5151:
5141:
5140:
5139:
5119:16 February 1942
5118:
5105:
5104:
5103:
5082:
5074:
5069:
5068:
5067:
5046:
5036:
5035:
5034:
5013:
5004:
4999:
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4997:
4976:
4966:
4965:
4964:
4943:
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4929:
4928:
4907:
4899:
4894:
4893:
4892:
4871:
4863:
4858:
4857:
4856:
4836:22 November 1944
4835:
4827:
4822:
4821:
4820:
4799:
4791:
4786:
4785:
4784:
4763:
4755:
4750:
4749:
4748:
4727:
4719:
4714:
4713:
4712:
4691:
4681:
4680:
4679:
4677:Patrick Porteous
4658:
4645:
4644:
4643:
4622:
4609:
4608:
4607:
4605:Frederick Peters
4586:
4577:
4572:
4571:
4570:
4549:
4541:
4536:
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4513:
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4501:
4480:
4469:
4468:
4467:
4446:
4438:
4433:
4432:
4431:
4410:
4404:Grenadier Guards
4400:
4399:
4398:
4377:
4369:
4364:
4363:
4362:
4345:
4337:
4332:
4331:
4330:
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4299:
4298:
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4276:
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4092:
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4081:
4080:
4059:
4046:
4045:
4044:
4023:
4015:
4010:
4009:
4008:
3988:4 December 1942*
3987:
3979:
3974:
3973:
3972:
3951:
3941:
3940:
3939:
3918:
3905:
3904:
3903:
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3803:
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3782:
3762:
3761:
3760:
3739:
3729:
3728:
3727:
3706:
3698:
3693:
3692:
3691:
3689:Roderick Learoyd
3670:
3660:
3659:
3658:
3637:
3627:
3626:
3625:
3604:
3594:
3593:
3592:
3571:
3563:
3558:
3557:
3556:
3536:31 January 1945*
3535:
3527:
3522:
3521:
3520:
3499:
3491:
3486:
3485:
3484:
3463:
3455:
3450:
3449:
3448:
3427:
3419:
3414:
3413:
3412:
3391:
3381:
3380:
3379:
3358:
3350:
3345:
3344:
3343:
3326:
3318:
3313:
3312:
3311:
3309:Richard Kelliher
3290:
3282:
3277:
3276:
3275:
3254:
3244:
3243:
3242:
3221:
3211:
3210:
3209:
3188:
3178:
3177:
3176:
3155:
3147:
3142:
3141:
3140:
3119:
3109:
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3107:
3086:
3078:
3073:
3072:
3071:
3050:
3042:
3037:
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3014:
3004:
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2981:
2973:
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2879:
2871:
2866:
2865:
2864:
2843:
2833:
2832:
2831:
2810:
2800:
2799:
2798:
2778:23 January 1945*
2777:
2767:
2766:
2765:
2744:
2736:
2731:
2730:
2729:
2708:
2700:
2695:
2694:
2693:
2672:
2666:9th Jat Infantry
2664:
2659:
2658:
2657:
2636:
2628:
2623:
2622:
2621:
2600:
2592:
2587:
2586:
2585:
2583:Lachhiman Gurung
2564:
2556:
2551:
2550:
2549:
2528:
2520:
2515:
2514:
2513:
2492:
2484:
2479:
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2456:
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2444:
2423:
2413:
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2411:
2390:
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2377:
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2375:
2354:
2335:
2334:
2333:
2332:
2311:
2303:
2298:
2297:
2296:
2276:16 February 1942
2275:
2262:
2261:
2260:
2239:
2231:
2226:
2225:
2224:
2203:
2195:
2190:
2189:
2188:
2167:
2159:
2154:
2153:
2152:
2131:
2121:
2120:
2119:
2098:
2090:
2085:
2084:
2083:
2063:23 November 1941
2062:
2054:
2049:
2048:
2047:
2026:
2016:
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2014:
1993:
1985:
1980:
1979:
1978:
1957:
1944:
1943:
1942:
1921:
1911:
1910:
1909:
1890:
1882:
1877:
1876:
1875:
1859:5 November 1940*
1858:
1845:
1844:
1843:
1827:Straits of Dover
1822:
1814:
1809:
1808:
1807:
1784:
1774:
1773:
1772:
1751:
1743:
1738:
1737:
1736:
1715:
1707:
1702:
1701:
1700:
1679:
1671:
1666:
1665:
1664:
1643:
1633:
1632:
1631:
1610:
1600:
1599:
1598:
1581:18 January 1945*
1580:
1570:
1569:
1568:
1547:
1539:
1534:
1533:
1532:
1512:24 November 1943
1511:
1503:
1498:
1497:
1496:
1473:
1463:
1462:
1461:
1440:
1430:
1429:
1428:
1407:
1397:
1396:
1395:
1378:
1370:
1365:
1364:
1363:
1361:John Cruickshank
1342:
1332:
1331:
1330:
1309:
1301:
1296:
1295:
1294:
1276:
1260:
1255:
1254:
1253:
1251:Leonard Cheshire
1232:
1222:
1221:
1220:
1199:
1189:
1188:
1187:
1166:
1156:
1155:
1154:
1133:
1125:
1120:
1119:
1118:
1116:Kenneth Campbell
1097:
1087:
1086:
1085:
1064:
1051:
1050:
1049:
1028:
1018:
1017:
1016:
995:
985:
984:
983:
962:
952:
951:
950:
930:9 December 1944*
929:
919:
918:
917:
896:
888:
883:
882:
881:
858:
848:
847:
846:
844:Premindra Bhagat
825:
815:
814:
813:
792:
779:
778:
777:
756:
748:
743:
742:
741:
720:
710:
709:
708:
687:
677:
676:
675:
673:John Baskeyfield
654:
646:
641:
640:
639:
618:
608:
607:
606:
585:
575:
574:
573:
552:
542:
541:
540:
519:
511:
506:
505:
504:
502:Charles Anderson
481:
473:
468:
467:
466:
445:
437:
432:
431:
430:
419:Place of action
407:
403:
401:
279:Battle of France
97:that involved a
91:Second World War
7363:
7362:
7358:
7357:
7356:
7354:
7353:
7352:
7333:
7332:
7329:
7320:
7299:
7273:
7264:First World War
7259:Second Boer War
7220:
7201:Royal Engineers
7179:
7170:Royal Air Force
7153:
7098:
7094:for New Zealand
7070:
7065:
7035:
7034:
7029:
7025:
7020:
7016:
7011:
7007:
7002:
6998:
6993:
6989:
6984:
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6975:
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6962:
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6940:
6936:
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6909:
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6899:
6893:
6885:. Midas Books.
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6809:
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6726:
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6707:
6693:
6692:
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6674:
6657:
6656:
6655:
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6605:
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6590:
6589:
6572:
6564:
6552:
6551:
6550:
6533:
6516:
6515:
6514:
6497:
6482:Malcolm Wanklyn
6480:
6479:
6478:
6461:
6447:
6446:
6445:
6428:
6414:
6413:
6412:
6400:
6390:14–15 July 1942
6389:
6385:
6377:
6368:
6367:
6366:
6352:27 October 1942
6349:
6335:
6334:
6333:
6316:
6302:
6301:
6300:
6283:
6269:
6268:
6267:
6257:11 August 1943*
6254:
6246:
6230:
6229:
6228:
6211:
6203:
6194:
6193:
6192:
6175:
6167:
6158:
6157:
6156:
6139:
6125:
6124:
6123:
6109:1 January 1945*
6106:
6098:
6091:George Thompson
6089:
6088:
6087:
6070:
6062:
6053:
6052:
6051:
6037:25–26 June 1944
6034:
6026:
6017:
6016:
6015:
5998:
5990:
5981:
5980:
5979:
5962:
5954:
5940:
5939:
5938:
5932:Solomon Islands
5921:
5907:
5906:
5905:
5888:
5874:
5873:
5872:
5855:
5847:
5838:
5837:
5836:
5821:
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5800:
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5781:
5766:
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5747:
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5698:
5681:
5673:
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5663:
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5645:
5637:
5628:
5627:
5626:
5609:
5601:
5592:
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5590:
5569:
5555:
5554:
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5536:
5528:
5519:
5518:
5517:
5500:
5486:
5485:
5484:
5467:
5450:
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5448:
5431:
5423:
5414:
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5412:
5395:
5378:
5377:
5376:
5359:
5345:
5344:
5343:
5326:
5318:
5309:
5308:
5307:
5290:
5282:
5273:
5272:
5271:
5254:
5240:
5239:
5238:
5221:
5204:
5203:
5202:
5185:
5168:
5167:
5166:
5149:
5135:
5134:
5133:
5116:
5099:
5098:
5097:
5083:3 November 1943
5080:
5072:
5063:
5062:
5061:
5044:
5030:
5029:
5028:
5022:Solomon Islands
5011:
5002:
4995:Reginald Rattey
4993:
4992:
4991:
4974:
4960:
4959:
4958:
4941:
4933:
4924:
4923:
4922:
4905:
4897:
4888:
4887:
4886:
4869:
4861:
4852:
4851:
4850:
4833:
4825:
4816:
4815:
4814:
4797:
4789:
4780:
4779:
4778:
4761:
4753:
4746:Lionel Queripel
4744:
4743:
4742:
4725:
4717:
4708:
4707:
4706:
4689:
4675:
4674:
4673:
4656:
4639:
4638:
4637:
4623:8 November 1942
4620:
4603:
4602:
4601:
4584:
4575:
4568:Frank Partridge
4566:
4565:
4564:
4547:
4539:
4530:
4529:
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4497:
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4375:
4367:
4358:
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4343:
4335:
4326:
4325:
4324:
4307:
4295:Augustus Newman
4293:
4292:
4291:
4274:
4266:
4257:
4256:
4255:
4238:
4230:
4223:Andrew Mynarski
4221:
4220:
4219:
4202:
4198:London Scottish
4190:George Mitchell
4188:
4187:
4186:
4169:
4152:
4151:
4150:
4133:
4125:
4109:
4108:
4107:
4090:
4078:Charles Merritt
4076:
4075:
4074:
4057:
4040:
4039:
4038:
4021:
4013:
4004:
4003:
4002:
3985:
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3968:
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3949:
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3797:
3796:
3795:
3784:
3780:
3771:
3756:
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3754:
3737:
3723:
3722:
3721:
3704:
3696:
3687:
3686:
3685:
3668:
3654:
3653:
3652:
3638:3 December 1942
3635:
3621:
3620:
3619:
3605:8–9 April 1945*
3602:
3588:
3587:
3586:
3569:
3561:
3552:
3551:
3550:
3533:
3525:
3518:George Knowland
3516:
3515:
3514:
3497:
3489:
3482:Bruce Kingsbury
3480:
3479:
3478:
3461:
3453:
3444:
3443:
3442:
3425:
3417:
3408:
3407:
3406:
3389:
3375:
3374:
3373:
3356:
3348:
3339:
3338:
3337:
3324:
3316:
3307:
3306:
3305:
3288:
3280:
3273:Karamjeet Judge
3271:
3270:
3269:
3252:
3238:
3237:
3236:
3222:7–8 August 1944
3219:
3205:
3204:
3203:
3186:
3172:
3171:
3170:
3153:
3145:
3136:
3135:
3134:
3117:
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2928:
2927:
2917:Ngakyedauk Pass
2910:
2896:
2895:
2894:
2877:
2869:
2860:
2859:
2858:
2841:
2827:
2826:
2825:
2811:8–9 April 1944*
2808:
2794:
2793:
2792:
2775:
2761:
2760:
2759:
2742:
2734:
2725:
2724:
2723:
2706:
2698:
2689:
2688:
2687:
2670:
2662:
2653:
2652:
2651:
2634:
2626:
2617:
2616:
2615:
2598:
2590:
2581:
2580:
2579:
2562:
2554:
2545:
2544:
2543:
2526:
2518:
2509:
2508:
2507:
2490:
2482:
2473:
2472:
2471:
2454:
2442:George Gristock
2440:
2439:
2438:
2421:
2407:
2406:
2405:
2388:
2380:
2371:
2370:
2369:
2352:
2328:
2327:
2326:
2316:Miteiriya Ridge
2309:
2301:
2292:
2291:
2290:
2273:
2256:
2255:
2254:
2237:
2229:
2220:
2219:
2218:
2201:
2193:
2184:
2183:
2182:
2165:
2157:
2148:
2147:
2146:
2129:
2117:Yeshwant Ghadge
2115:
2114:
2113:
2096:
2088:
2079:
2078:
2077:
2060:
2052:
2043:
2042:
2041:
2027:17–24 May 1940*
2024:
2010:
2009:
2008:
1991:
1983:
1974:
1973:
1972:
1955:
1938:
1937:
1936:
1919:
1905:
1904:
1903:
1892:
1888:
1880:
1871:
1870:
1869:
1856:
1839:
1838:
1837:
1820:
1812:
1803:
1802:
1801:
1786:
1782:
1768:
1767:
1766:
1749:
1741:
1732:
1731:
1730:
1713:
1705:
1696:
1695:
1694:
1677:
1669:
1660:
1659:
1658:
1644:16 October 1944
1641:
1627:
1626:
1625:
1608:
1594:
1593:
1592:
1578:
1564:
1563:
1562:
1545:
1537:
1528:
1527:
1526:
1509:
1501:
1492:
1491:
1490:
1475:
1474:19 June 1941 to
1471:
1457:
1456:
1455:
1438:
1424:
1423:
1422:
1405:
1391:
1390:
1389:
1379:17–18 July 1944
1376:
1368:
1359:
1358:
1357:
1340:
1326:
1325:
1324:
1307:
1299:
1290:
1289:
1288:
1274:
1268:
1264:
1258:
1249:
1248:
1247:
1230:
1218:Edward Charlton
1216:
1215:
1214:
1197:
1183:
1182:
1181:
1164:
1150:
1149:
1148:
1131:
1123:
1114:
1113:
1112:
1095:
1081:
1080:
1079:
1062:
1045:
1044:
1043:
1026:
1012:
1011:
1010:
993:
979:
978:
977:
960:
946:
945:
944:
927:
913:
912:
911:
894:
886:
877:
876:
875:
861:1 February 1941
860:
856:
842:
841:
840:
823:
809:
808:
807:
790:
775:Stephen Beattie
773:
772:
771:
754:
746:
737:
736:
735:
718:
704:
703:
702:
685:
671:
670:
669:
652:
644:
635:
634:
633:
616:
602:
601:
600:
583:
569:
568:
567:
550:
536:
535:
534:
517:
509:
500:
499:
498:
483:
479:
471:
464:Michael Allmand
462:
461:
460:
446:12 August 1943*
443:
435:
426:
425:
424:
399:
398:
395:
293:as well as the
240:strategic level
225:Royal Air Force
193:St Nazaire Raid
152:by most of the
144:and subsequent
127:nuclear weapons
12:
11:
5:
7361:
7359:
7351:
7350:
7345:
7335:
7334:
7326:
7325:
7322:
7321:
7319:
7318:
7313:
7307:
7305:
7301:
7300:
7298:
7297:
7292:
7287:
7281:
7279:
7275:
7274:
7272:
7271:
7266:
7261:
7256:
7251:
7246:
7241:
7236:
7230:
7228:
7222:
7221:
7219:
7218:
7213:
7208:
7203:
7198:
7193:
7187:
7185:
7181:
7180:
7178:
7177:
7172:
7167:
7161:
7159:
7158:by armed force
7155:
7154:
7152:
7151:
7146:
7141:
7136:
7131:
7126:
7121:
7115:
7113:
7111:by nationality
7104:
7100:
7099:
7097:
7096:
7091:
7086:
7081:
7079:Victoria Cross
7075:
7072:
7071:
7068:Victoria Cross
7066:
7064:
7063:
7056:
7049:
7041:
7033:
7032:
7023:
7014:
7005:
6996:
6987:
6978:
6969:
6960:
6934:
6924:
6923:
6922:
6921:
6917:
6916:
6897:
6891:
6878:
6872:
6852:
6846:
6829:
6828:
6823:
6820:
6819:
6818:
6814:
6806:
6798:
6790:
6782:
6770:
6760:
6757:
6754:
6753:
6744:
6738:
6733:
6721:
6720:
6711:
6705:
6700:
6688:
6687:
6678:
6672:
6664:
6652:
6651:
6642:
6636:
6631:
6619:
6618:
6609:
6608:16 August 1944
6603:
6601:Welch Regiment
6598:
6593:Tasker Watkins
6586:
6585:
6576:
6570:
6562:
6547:
6546:
6537:
6536:10 April 1940*
6531:
6523:
6511:
6510:
6501:
6495:
6487:
6475:
6474:
6465:
6459:
6454:
6449:Adam Wakenshaw
6442:
6441:
6432:
6426:
6421:
6409:
6408:
6391:
6388:22–30 May 1941
6383:
6375:
6363:
6362:
6353:
6347:
6342:
6330:
6329:
6320:
6319:6–7 June 1944*
6314:
6309:
6297:
6296:
6287:
6281:
6276:
6264:
6263:
6261:Atlantic Ocean
6258:
6252:
6244:
6225:
6224:
6215:
6209:
6201:
6189:
6188:
6179:
6173:
6165:
6153:
6152:
6143:
6137:
6132:
6120:
6119:
6110:
6104:
6096:
6084:
6083:
6074:
6068:
6060:
6048:
6047:
6038:
6032:
6024:
6012:
6011:
6002:
6001:5–6 April 1943
5996:
5988:
5976:
5975:
5966:
5960:
5952:
5935:
5934:
5925:
5919:
5914:
5902:
5901:
5892:
5886:
5881:
5869:
5868:
5859:
5853:
5845:
5833:
5832:
5823:
5815:
5807:
5795:
5794:
5785:
5779:
5773:
5768:Quentin Smythe
5761:
5760:
5751:
5745:
5740:
5728:
5727:
5721:Kaladan Valley
5718:
5712:
5707:
5695:
5694:
5685:
5679:
5671:
5659:
5658:
5652:Kanlan Ywathit
5649:
5643:
5635:
5623:
5622:
5613:
5612:6 January 1943
5607:
5599:
5587:
5586:
5573:
5567:
5562:
5550:
5549:
5540:
5534:
5526:
5514:
5513:
5504:
5498:
5493:
5488:William Sidney
5481:
5480:
5471:
5465:
5457:
5445:
5444:
5435:
5429:
5421:
5409:
5408:
5399:
5393:
5385:
5380:Alfred Sephton
5373:
5372:
5363:
5357:
5352:
5340:
5339:
5330:
5324:
5316:
5304:
5303:
5294:
5293:28 March 1942*
5288:
5280:
5275:William Savage
5268:
5267:
5258:
5257:23 April 1943*
5252:
5247:
5235:
5234:
5225:
5219:
5211:
5199:
5198:
5189:
5183:
5175:
5163:
5162:
5153:
5147:
5142:
5137:Maurice Rogers
5130:
5129:
5120:
5114:
5106:
5094:
5093:
5084:
5078:
5070:
5058:
5057:
5048:
5047:21 March 1945*
5042:
5037:
5025:
5024:
5015:
5009:
5000:
4988:
4987:
4978:
4972:
4967:
4955:
4954:
4945:
4939:
4931:
4919:
4918:
4909:
4903:
4895:
4883:
4882:
4873:
4867:
4859:
4847:
4846:
4837:
4831:
4823:
4811:
4810:
4801:
4795:
4787:
4775:
4774:
4765:
4759:
4751:
4739:
4738:
4729:
4723:
4715:
4703:
4702:
4693:
4692:19 August 1942
4687:
4682:
4670:
4669:
4660:
4654:
4646:
4634:
4633:
4624:
4618:
4610:
4598:
4597:
4588:
4582:
4573:
4561:
4560:
4551:
4545:
4537:
4525:
4524:
4515:
4509:
4504:
4492:
4491:
4482:
4481:31 August 1944
4476:
4470:
4458:
4457:
4448:
4447:16 August 1940
4442:
4434:
4422:
4421:
4412:
4406:
4401:
4396:Harry Nicholls
4389:
4388:
4379:
4373:
4365:
4353:
4352:
4347:
4341:
4333:
4328:William Newton
4321:
4320:
4311:
4305:
4303:Essex Regiment
4300:
4288:
4287:
4278:
4272:
4264:
4259:John Nettleton
4252:
4251:
4242:
4236:
4228:
4216:
4215:
4206:
4200:
4195:
4183:
4182:
4173:
4172:4–5 March 1942
4167:
4159:
4147:
4146:
4137:
4131:
4123:
4104:
4103:
4094:
4093:19 August 1942
4088:
4083:
4071:
4070:
4061:
4055:
4047:
4035:
4034:
4025:
4019:
4011:
3999:
3998:
3989:
3983:
3975:
3963:
3962:
3953:
3947:
3942:
3930:
3929:
3923:Johore Straits
3920:
3914:
3906:
3901:James Magennis
3894:
3893:
3887:Tarakan Island
3884:
3878:
3870:
3858:
3857:
3848:
3842:
3837:
3825:
3824:
3815:
3809:
3804:
3792:
3791:
3786:
3785:23 March 1943*
3778:
3763:
3751:
3750:
3741:
3735:
3730:
3718:
3717:
3708:
3707:12 August 1940
3702:
3694:
3682:
3681:
3672:
3666:
3661:
3649:
3648:
3639:
3633:
3628:
3616:
3615:
3609:Lake Comacchio
3606:
3600:
3595:
3583:
3582:
3573:
3567:
3559:
3547:
3546:
3537:
3531:
3529:No. 1 Commando
3523:
3511:
3510:
3501:
3500:29 August 1942
3495:
3487:
3475:
3474:
3465:
3459:
3451:
3439:
3438:
3429:
3423:
3415:
3410:Geoffrey Keyes
3403:
3402:
3393:
3387:
3382:
3377:John Kenneally
3370:
3369:
3360:
3354:
3346:
3334:
3333:
3328:
3322:
3314:
3302:
3301:
3292:
3291:18 March 1945*
3286:
3278:
3266:
3265:
3256:
3250:
3245:
3233:
3232:
3223:
3217:
3212:
3207:David Jamieson
3200:
3199:
3190:
3184:
3179:
3167:
3166:
3157:
3151:
3143:
3138:Norman Jackson
3131:
3130:
3121:
3115:
3110:
3098:
3097:
3091:Lake Comacchio
3088:
3082:
3074:
3062:
3061:
3052:
3051:20–28 May 1941
3046:
3038:
3026:
3025:
3016:
3010:
3005:
2993:
2992:
2990:Atlantic Ocean
2983:
2977:
2969:
2957:
2956:
2947:
2941:
2936:
2931:Stanley Hollis
2924:
2923:
2914:
2908:
2903:
2891:
2890:
2881:
2875:
2867:
2855:
2854:
2845:
2839:
2834:
2822:
2821:
2812:
2806:
2801:
2789:
2788:
2779:
2773:
2768:
2756:
2755:
2746:
2740:
2732:
2720:
2719:
2710:
2704:
2696:
2684:
2683:
2674:
2668:
2660:
2648:
2647:
2638:
2632:
2624:
2612:
2611:
2602:
2601:12–13 May 1945
2596:
2588:
2576:
2575:
2566:
2560:
2552:
2540:
2539:
2530:
2524:
2516:
2504:
2503:
2494:
2488:
2480:
2468:
2467:
2458:
2452:
2447:
2435:
2434:
2425:
2419:
2414:
2402:
2401:
2392:
2386:
2378:
2366:
2365:
2356:
2355:9 August 1945*
2350:
2342:
2323:
2322:
2313:
2307:
2299:
2287:
2286:
2277:
2271:
2263:
2251:
2250:
2241:
2235:
2227:
2215:
2214:
2205:
2199:
2191:
2179:
2178:
2169:
2163:
2155:
2143:
2142:
2133:
2127:
2122:
2110:
2109:
2100:
2094:
2086:
2081:Donald Garland
2074:
2073:
2064:
2058:
2050:
2045:Philip Gardner
2038:
2037:
2028:
2022:
2017:
2005:
2004:
1995:
1989:
1981:
1969:
1968:
1962:Johore Straits
1959:
1953:
1945:
1933:
1932:
1923:
1922:19 August 1942
1917:
1912:
1900:
1899:
1894:
1891:27 May 1942 to
1886:
1878:
1866:
1865:
1863:Atlantic Ocean
1860:
1854:
1846:
1834:
1833:
1824:
1818:
1810:
1805:Eugene Esmonde
1798:
1797:
1788:
1785:31 May 1940 to
1780:
1775:
1763:
1762:
1753:
1747:
1739:
1727:
1726:
1717:
1711:
1703:
1698:Hughie Edwards
1691:
1690:
1681:
1675:
1667:
1662:John Edmondson
1655:
1654:
1645:
1639:
1634:
1629:George Eardley
1622:
1621:
1612:
1611:27 March 1942*
1606:
1601:
1596:Thomas Durrant
1589:
1588:
1582:
1576:
1571:
1566:Dennis Donnini
1559:
1558:
1549:
1543:
1535:
1523:
1522:
1513:
1507:
1499:
1487:
1486:
1477:
1469:
1464:
1452:
1451:
1442:
1436:
1431:
1419:
1418:
1409:
1408:3 January 1942
1403:
1398:
1393:Arthur Cumming
1386:
1385:
1383:Atlantic Ocean
1380:
1374:
1366:
1354:
1353:
1344:
1338:
1333:
1321:
1320:
1311:
1310:25 March 1945*
1305:
1297:
1285:
1284:
1278:
1272:
1256:
1244:
1243:
1234:
1233:21 April 1945*
1228:
1223:
1211:
1210:
1201:
1195:
1190:
1185:Edward Chapman
1178:
1177:
1168:
1162:
1157:
1152:Lorne Campbell
1145:
1144:
1135:
1129:
1121:
1109:
1108:
1099:
1093:
1088:
1076:
1075:
1066:
1060:
1052:
1047:Donald Cameron
1040:
1039:
1030:
1029:13 March 1944*
1024:
1019:
1007:
1006:
997:
991:
986:
974:
973:
964:
963:8 October 1944
958:
953:
948:Richard Burton
941:
940:
931:
925:
920:
908:
907:
898:
892:
884:
872:
871:
862:
854:
849:
837:
836:
827:
821:
816:
804:
803:
794:
788:
780:
768:
767:
758:
757:4 August 1944*
752:
744:
739:Ian Bazalgette
732:
731:
722:
721:6 August 1944*
716:
711:
699:
698:
689:
683:
678:
666:
665:
656:
655:30 March 1944*
650:
642:
630:
629:
620:
619:15–16 May 1940
614:
609:
604:Richard Annand
597:
596:
587:
581:
576:
564:
563:
554:
548:
543:
531:
530:
521:
515:
507:
495:
494:
485:
477:
469:
457:
456:
447:
441:
433:
421:
420:
417:
416:Date of action
414:
411:
405:
404:
394:
391:
376:Victoria Cross
347:raid on Arnhem
343:Burma campaign
335:Burma campaign
331:Southeast Asia
264:bouncing bombs
262:valley using "
217:Aerial warfare
158:British Empire
154:Crown Colonies
68:Queen Victoria
56:British Empire
44:Victoria Cross
25:Prime Minister
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
7360:
7349:
7346:
7344:
7341:
7340:
7338:
7331:
7317:
7314:
7312:
7309:
7308:
7306:
7302:
7296:
7293:
7291:
7288:
7286:
7283:
7282:
7280:
7276:
7270:
7267:
7265:
7262:
7260:
7257:
7255:
7252:
7250:
7247:
7245:
7242:
7240:
7239:Indian Mutiny
7237:
7235:
7232:
7231:
7229:
7227:
7223:
7217:
7214:
7212:
7209:
7207:
7204:
7202:
7199:
7197:
7194:
7192:
7189:
7188:
7186:
7182:
7176:
7173:
7171:
7168:
7166:
7163:
7162:
7160:
7156:
7150:
7147:
7145:
7142:
7140:
7137:
7135:
7132:
7130:
7127:
7125:
7122:
7120:
7117:
7116:
7114:
7112:
7108:
7105:
7101:
7095:
7092:
7090:
7087:
7085:
7084:for Australia
7082:
7080:
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7076:
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7069:
7062:
7057:
7055:
7050:
7048:
7043:
7042:
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6938:
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6919:
6918:
6906:
6902:
6898:
6894:
6892:0-85936-041-5
6888:
6884:
6879:
6875:
6873:0-7553-1632-0
6869:
6864:
6863:
6857:
6853:
6849:
6843:
6840:. Pan Books.
6839:
6835:
6831:
6830:
6826:
6825:
6821:
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6811:
6807:
6803:
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6679:
6673:
6671:
6670:
6665:
6660:
6654:
6653:
6650:
6646:
6643:
6641:3 March 1945*
6637:
6635:
6634:Green Howards
6632:
6627:
6621:
6620:
6617:
6613:
6610:
6604:
6602:
6599:
6594:
6588:
6587:
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6577:
6571:
6569:
6563:
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6555:
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6509:
6505:
6502:
6496:
6494:
6493:
6488:
6483:
6477:
6476:
6473:
6469:
6466:
6464:27 June 1942*
6460:
6458:
6455:
6450:
6444:
6443:
6440:
6436:
6433:
6427:
6425:
6422:
6417:
6411:
6410:
6407:
6403:
6399:
6395:
6392:
6384:
6382:
6376:
6371:
6370:Charles Upham
6365:
6364:
6361:
6357:
6354:
6348:
6346:
6343:
6338:
6337:Victor Turner
6332:
6331:
6328:
6324:
6323:Ningthoukhong
6321:
6315:
6313:
6310:
6305:
6304:Hanson Turner
6299:
6298:
6295:
6291:
6288:
6282:
6280:
6277:
6272:
6266:
6265:
6262:
6259:
6253:
6251:
6245:
6241:
6233:
6227:
6226:
6223:
6219:
6216:
6210:
6208:
6202:
6197:
6196:Leonard Trent
6191:
6190:
6187:
6183:
6180:
6178:24 March 1945
6174:
6172:
6166:
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6154:
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6050:
6049:
6046:
6042:
6039:
6033:
6031:
6025:
6020:
6014:
6013:
6010:
6006:
6005:Rass-es-Zouai
6003:
5997:
5995:
5989:
5984:
5978:
5977:
5974:
5970:
5967:
5961:
5959:
5953:
5950:
5943:
5937:
5936:
5933:
5929:
5926:
5924:23 June 1944*
5920:
5918:
5915:
5910:
5904:
5903:
5900:
5896:
5893:
5891:1 March 1945*
5887:
5885:
5882:
5877:
5871:
5870:
5867:
5863:
5860:
5854:
5852:
5846:
5841:
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5808:
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5796:
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5777:
5774:
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5759:
5755:
5752:
5746:
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5708:
5703:
5697:
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5693:
5689:
5686:
5680:
5678:
5672:
5667:
5661:
5660:
5657:
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5650:
5644:
5642:
5636:
5631:
5625:
5624:
5621:
5617:
5614:
5608:
5606:
5600:
5595:
5594:Parkash Singh
5589:
5588:
5585:
5581:
5577:
5574:
5568:
5566:
5565:Sikh Regiment
5563:
5558:
5552:
5551:
5548:
5544:
5541:
5535:
5533:
5527:
5522:
5516:
5515:
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5499:
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5466:
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5428:
5422:
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5411:
5410:
5407:
5403:
5400:
5394:
5392:
5391:
5386:
5381:
5375:
5374:
5371:
5367:
5364:
5358:
5356:
5355:Green Howards
5353:
5348:
5347:Derek Seagrim
5342:
5341:
5338:
5334:
5331:
5325:
5323:
5317:
5312:
5306:
5305:
5302:
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5281:
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5262:
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5243:
5237:
5236:
5233:
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5226:
5224:28 March 1942
5220:
5218:
5217:
5212:
5207:
5201:
5200:
5197:
5193:
5192:Norwegian Sea
5190:
5184:
5182:
5181:
5176:
5171:
5165:
5164:
5161:
5157:
5154:
5148:
5146:
5143:
5138:
5132:
5131:
5128:
5124:
5121:
5115:
5113:
5112:
5107:
5102:
5101:Peter Roberts
5096:
5095:
5092:
5088:
5085:
5079:
5077:
5071:
5066:
5060:
5059:
5056:
5052:
5049:
5043:
5041:
5038:
5033:
5032:Claud Raymond
5027:
5026:
5023:
5019:
5016:
5014:22 March 1945
5010:
5007:
5001:
4996:
4990:
4989:
4986:
4982:
4979:
4977:4–6 May 1944*
4973:
4971:
4968:
4963:
4957:
4956:
4953:
4949:
4946:
4940:
4938:
4932:
4927:
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4902:
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4777:
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4574:
4569:
4563:
4562:
4559:
4555:
4552:
4546:
4544:
4538:
4533:
4532:Robert Palmer
4527:
4526:
4523:
4519:
4516:
4510:
4508:
4505:
4500:
4494:
4493:
4490:
4486:
4485:Montegridolfo
4483:
4477:
4474:
4471:
4466:
4465:Gerard Norton
4460:
4459:
4456:
4452:
4449:
4443:
4441:
4435:
4430:
4429:Eric Nicolson
4424:
4423:
4420:
4416:
4413:
4407:
4405:
4402:
4397:
4391:
4390:
4387:
4383:
4380:
4374:
4372:
4366:
4361:
4355:
4354:
4351:
4348:
4342:
4340:
4334:
4329:
4323:
4322:
4319:
4315:
4312:
4310:28 March 1942
4306:
4304:
4301:
4296:
4290:
4289:
4286:
4282:
4279:
4277:17 April 1942
4273:
4271:
4265:
4260:
4254:
4253:
4250:
4246:
4243:
4241:12 June 1944*
4237:
4235:
4229:
4224:
4218:
4217:
4214:
4210:
4209:Damiano Ridge
4207:
4201:
4199:
4196:
4191:
4185:
4184:
4181:
4177:
4174:
4168:
4166:
4165:
4160:
4155:
4154:Anthony Miers
4149:
4148:
4145:
4141:
4138:
4132:
4130:
4124:
4120:
4112:
4111:Ron Middleton
4106:
4105:
4102:
4098:
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4089:
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4079:
4073:
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4069:
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4048:
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4037:
4036:
4033:
4029:
4026:
4020:
4018:
4012:
4007:
4006:Leslie Manser
4001:
4000:
3997:
3993:
3990:
3984:
3982:
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3841:
3838:
3833:
3832:Charles Lyell
3827:
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3808:
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3607:
3601:
3599:
3596:
3591:
3590:Anders Lassen
3585:
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3581:
3577:
3576:Ningthoukhong
3574:
3568:
3566:
3560:
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3549:
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3469:
3466:
3460:
3458:
3452:
3447:
3446:William Kibby
3441:
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3437:
3433:
3432:Beda Littoria
3430:
3424:
3422:
3416:
3411:
3405:
3404:
3401:
3397:
3394:
3392:28 April 1943
3388:
3386:
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3355:
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3300:
3296:
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3268:
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3264:
3260:
3259:Monte Cassino
3257:
3251:
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3231:
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3218:
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3169:
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3156:26 April 1944
3152:
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3132:
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3125:
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3116:
3114:
3111:
3106:
3105:James Jackman
3100:
3099:
3096:
3092:
3089:
3087:2 April 1945*
3083:
3081:
3075:
3070:
3069:Thomas Hunter
3064:
3063:
3060:
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3020:
3017:
3011:
3009:
3006:
3001:
2995:
2994:
2991:
2987:
2984:
2982:24 June 1944*
2978:
2976:
2970:
2965:
2964:David Hornell
2959:
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2951:
2948:
2942:
2940:
2939:Green Howards
2937:
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2893:
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2880:29 April 1941
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2673:6 April 1944*
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2646:
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2619:Thaman Gurung
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2542:
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2534:
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2529:22 July 1942*
2525:
2523:
2517:
2512:
2511:Arthur Gurney
2506:
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2409:John Grayburn
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2132:10 July 1944*
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1734:Keith Elliott
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1548:2 March 1945*
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1328:Aubrey Cosens
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1292:Albert Chowne
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6908:. Retrieved
6882:
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6810:
6802:
6794:
6786:
6774:
6766:
6728:Peter Wright
6668:
6626:Basil Weston
6527:
6491:
6468:Mersa Matruh
6290:Casa Berardi
6271:Paul Triquet
6142:1 March 1945
5942:Edwin Swales
5928:Bougainville
5876:James Stokes
5858:28 June 1945
5811:
5735:Ernest Smith
5539:2 March 1945
5461:
5398:18 May 1941*
5389:
5311:Arthur Scarf
5215:
5206:Robert Ryder
5188:8 April 1940
5179:
5170:Gerard Roope
5110:
5065:William Reid
5018:Bougainville
4926:Richhpal Ram
4876:Djebel Garci
4818:Bhandari Ram
4800:26 June 1944
4782:Agansing Rai
4728:23 June 1944
4650:
4614:
4591:Bougainville
4587:24 July 1945
4518:Mount Butler
4415:River Escaut
4163:
4060:4 July 1940*
4051:
4024:30 May 1942*
3970:Hugh Malcolm
3919:31 July 1945
3910:
3883:12 May 1945*
3851:Dj Bou Arada
3840:Scots Guards
3774:
3767:
3740:3 April 1945
3671:19 May 1941*
3656:Nigel Leakey
3572:12 June 1944
3385:Irish Guards
3341:Edward Kenna
3189:9 April 1945
3174:Namdeo Jadav
3000:Alec Horwood
2898:Charles Hoey
2782:Brachterbeek
2709:9 April 1945
2565:5 March 1945
2461:River Escaut
2457:21 May 1940*
2395:Albert Canal
2391:12 May 1940*
2346:
2267:
2258:Thomas Gould
2240:10 July 1941
2222:James Gordon
2103:Albert Canal
2099:12 May 1940*
2020:Welsh Guards
1958:31 July 1945
1949:
1893:15 June 1942
1850:
1841:Edward Fegen
1752:15 July 1942
1459:Roden Cutler
1426:David Currie
1226:Irish Guards
1200:2 April 1945
1167:6 April 1943
1056:
897:9 July 1944*
879:Frank Blaker
784:
706:Sidney Bates
637:Cyril Barton
482:11 June 1944
428:Arthur Aaron
388:
370:
364:
307:Erwin Rommel
272:
228:
223:, where the
213:Royal Marine
175:
170:Gerard Roope
162:Commonwealth
139:
129:. More than
119:jet aircraft
103:great powers
88:
52:Commonwealth
41:
17:
15:
7234:Crimean War
7226:by campaign
7175:Indian Army
7139:New Zealand
6949:"No. 21846"
6834:Arthur, Max
6777:This was a
6695:Eric Wilson
6575:7 July 1941
6500:24 May 1941
6431:13 May 1944
6232:Lloyd Trigg
6222:Netherlands
5784:5 June 1942
5754:River Savio
5702:Umrao Singh
5366:Mareth Line
5216:Campbeltown
5152:3 June 1944
5008:(Australia)
4962:John Randle
4908:12 May 1944
4772:Netherlands
4641:Basil Place
4581:(Australia)
4499:John Osborn
4451:Southampton
4411:21 May 1940
4042:Jack Mantle
3956:River Melfa
3952:24 May 1944
3937:John Mahony
3865:John Mackey
3822:Netherlands
3758:John Linton
3725:Ian Liddell
3359:15 May 1945
3255:16 May 1944
3193:Senio River
3160:Schweinfurt
3080:43 Commando
3033:Clive Hulme
2946:6 June 1944
2862:Jack Hinton
2829:John Harper
2796:John Harman
2786:Netherlands
2763:Eric Harden
2727:John Hannah
2655:Abdul Hafiz
2497:Sidi Rezegh
2475:George Gunn
2432:Netherlands
2373:Thomas Gray
2330:Robert Gray
2204:16 May 1943
2168:24 May 1943
1976:John French
1873:Henry Foote
1787:1 June 1940
1716:4 July 1941
1652:Netherlands
1494:Tom Derrick
1476:6 July 1941
1171:Wadi Akarit
1102:Sidi Rezegh
1004:Netherlands
981:Robert Cain
830:Sidi Rezegh
811:John Beeley
785:Campbeltown
696:Netherlands
84:Crimean War
7337:Categories
7165:Royal Navy
7119:Australian
7103:Recipients
7089:for Canada
6822:References
6741:1943-09-25
6718:Somaliland
6708:1940-08-11
6675:1942-02-14
6639:1945-03-03
6606:1944-08-16
6573:1941-07-07
6554:James Ward
6534:1940-04-10
6498:1941-05-24
6462:1942-06-27
6429:1944-05-13
6386:1941-05-22
6356:El Alamein
6350:1942-10-27
6317:1944-06-06
6284:1943-12-14
6255:1943-08-11
6214:3 May 1943
6212:1943-05-03
6176:1945-03-24
6140:1945-03-01
6107:1945-01-01
6077:San Marino
6071:1944-09-18
6055:Sher Thapa
6035:1944-06-25
5999:1943-04-05
5963:1945-02-23
5922:1944-06-23
5895:Kervenheim
5889:1945-03-01
5856:1945-06-28
5822:2 May 1940
5818:1940-04-28
5788:Alem Hamza
5782:1942-06-05
5748:1944-10-21
5715:1944-12-15
5682:1944-10-25
5646:1945-02-16
5610:1943-01-06
5580:Buthidaung
5570:1944-03-11
5557:Nand Singh
5537:1945-03-02
5521:Gian Singh
5501:1944-02-08
5474:North Cape
5468:1942-12-31
5432:1945-01-19
5396:1941-05-18
5360:1943-03-20
5327:1941-12-09
5297:St Nazaire
5291:1942-03-28
5255:1943-04-23
5228:St Nazaire
5222:1942-03-28
5186:1940-04-08
5150:1944-06-03
5117:1942-02-16
5087:Düsseldorf
5081:1943-11-03
5045:1945-03-21
5012:1945-03-22
4975:1944-05-04
4942:1941-02-07
4912:River Gari
4906:1944-05-12
4870:1943-04-19
4854:Chhelu Ram
4834:1944-11-22
4798:1944-06-26
4762:1944-09-19
4726:1944-06-23
4690:1942-08-19
4657:1943-09-22
4621:1942-11-08
4595:New Guinea
4585:1945-07-24
4548:1944-12-23
4512:1941-12-19
4479:1944-08-31
4445:1940-08-16
4409:1940-05-21
4382:Tebaga Gap
4376:1943-03-26
4350:New Guinea
4344:1943-03-16
4314:St Nazaire
4308:1942-03-28
4275:1942-04-17
4239:1944-06-12
4203:1944-01-23
4170:1942-03-04
4134:1942-11-28
4091:1942-08-19
4058:1940-07-04
4022:1942-05-30
3986:1942-12-04
3950:1944-05-24
3917:1945-07-31
3881:1945-05-12
3845:1943-04-22
3812:1944-09-19
3799:David Lord
3781:1939-00-00
3738:1945-04-03
3705:1940-08-12
3669:1941-05-19
3636:1942-12-03
3603:1945-04-08
3570:1944-06-12
3554:Ganju Lama
3534:1945-01-31
3508:New Guinea
3498:1942-08-29
3468:El Alamein
3462:1942-10-23
3426:1941-11-17
3390:1943-04-28
3367:New Guinea
3357:1945-05-15
3331:New Guinea
3325:1943-09-13
3289:1945-03-18
3253:1944-05-16
3220:1944-08-07
3187:1945-04-09
3154:1944-04-26
3118:1941-11-25
3085:1945-04-02
3049:1941-05-20
3013:1944-01-18
2980:1944-06-24
2944:1944-06-06
2911:1944-02-16
2878:1941-04-29
2842:1944-09-29
2809:1944-04-08
2776:1945-01-23
2743:1940-09-15
2707:1945-04-09
2691:Ali Haidar
2671:1944-04-06
2635:1944-11-10
2599:1945-05-12
2563:1945-03-05
2533:El Alamein
2527:1942-07-22
2491:1941-11-21
2455:1940-05-21
2422:1944-09-17
2389:1940-05-12
2353:1945-08-09
2347:Formidable
2310:1942-10-25
2274:1942-02-16
2238:1941-07-10
2202:1943-05-16
2186:Guy Gibson
2172:Chin Hills
2166:1943-05-24
2150:Gaje Ghale
2130:1944-07-10
2097:1940-05-12
2061:1941-11-23
2025:1940-05-17
2002:New Guinea
1992:1942-09-04
1956:1945-07-31
1940:Ian Fraser
1920:1942-08-19
1907:John Foote
1889:1942-05-27
1857:1940-11-05
1851:Jervis Bay
1821:1942-02-12
1783:1940-05-31
1750:1942-07-15
1714:1941-07-04
1678:1941-04-13
1642:1944-10-16
1615:St Nazaire
1609:1942-03-27
1579:1945-01-18
1546:1945-03-02
1520:New Guinea
1516:Sattelberg
1510:1943-11-24
1472:1941-06-19
1439:1944-08-18
1406:1942-01-03
1377:1944-07-17
1341:1945-02-26
1318:New Guinea
1308:1945-03-25
1275:1940-00-00
1231:1945-04-21
1198:1945-04-02
1165:1943-04-06
1132:1941-04-06
1096:1941-11-21
1063:1943-09-22
1033:Henu Block
1027:1944-03-13
994:1944-09-17
967:Monte Ceco
961:1944-10-08
928:1944-12-09
915:John Brunt
895:1944-07-09
857:1941-01-31
824:1941-11-21
797:St Nazaire
791:1942-03-27
755:1944-08-04
719:1944-08-06
686:1944-09-20
653:1944-03-30
623:River Dyle
617:1940-05-15
584:1943-04-23
551:1943-04-06
518:1942-01-18
480:1944-06-11
444:1943-08-12
393:Recipients
323:Suez Canal
275:Phoney War
268:Guy Gibson
236:air forces
74:under the
46:(VC) is a
7191:Artillery
7149:Uncertain
6540:Ofotfjord
6218:Amsterdam
6041:Bishenpur
5969:Pforzheim
5666:Ram Singh
5438:Kyeyebyin
5416:Sher Shah
5196:Trondheim
4890:Kamal Ram
4804:Bishenpur
4522:Hong Kong
4052:Foylebank
3927:Singapore
3775:Turbulent
3679:Abyssinia
3396:Dj. Arada
2713:Fusignano
2345:HMS
2208:Möhne Dam
1998:Milne Bay
1966:Singapore
1530:Fazal Din
869:Abyssinia
725:Sourdeval
659:Nuremberg
361:on board
244:The Blitz
230:Luftwaffe
164:, and by
115:total war
70:issued a
7249:Zulu War
7144:Scottish
7124:Canadian
6920:Specific
6910:11 April
6858:(2006).
6836:(2005).
6681:Java Sea
6645:Meiktila
6492:Upholder
5862:Beaufort
5576:Maungdaw
5543:Myingyan
5390:Coventry
5180:Glowworm
5111:Thrasher
4281:Augsberg
4064:Portland
3642:Tebourba
3295:Meiktila
3226:Grimbosq
3019:Kyauchaw
2950:Normandy
2605:Taungdaw
2268:Thrasher
2244:Djezzine
1756:Ruweisat
1648:Overloon
1552:Meiktila
901:Taunggyi
865:Gallabat
365:Missouri
317:and the
254:, where
176:Glowworm
109:and the
80:gazetted
7278:by Name
7216:Medical
7196:Cavalry
7129:English
6943:Gazette
6827:General
6808:F
6800:E
6792:D
6784:C
6772:B
6764:A
6747:Salerno
6612:Barfour
6583:Germany
6579:Munster
6565:No. 075
6435:Cassino
6247:No. 200
6204:No. 487
6186:Germany
6150:Germany
6117:Germany
6099:No. 009
6009:Tunisia
5973:Germany
5955:No. 582
5899:Germany
5616:Donbaik
5370:Tunisia
5333:Singora
5319:No. 062
5265:Tunisia
5091:Germany
5073:No. 061
4952:Eritrea
4880:Tunisia
4732:Mogaung
4710:Tul Pun
4663:Kåfjord
4631:Algeria
4558:Germany
4554:Cologne
4540:No. 109
4455:England
4437:No. 249
4419:Belgium
4386:Tunisia
4336:No. 022
4285:Germany
4267:No. 044
4245:Cambrai
4231:No. 419
4126:No. 149
4068:England
4032:Germany
4028:Cologne
4014:No. 050
3996:Tunisia
3992:Chougui
3978:No. 018
3855:Tunisia
3768:Pandora
3748:Germany
3715:Germany
3697:No. 049
3646:Tunisia
3526:No. 001
3504:Isurava
3418:No. 011
3400:Tunisia
3164:Germany
3146:No. 106
2972:No. 162
2884:Kalamai
2852:Belgium
2848:Antwerp
2753:Belgium
2749:Antwerp
2735:No. 083
2569:Tamandu
2465:Belgium
2399:Belgium
2381:No. 012
2212:Germany
2194:No. 617
2107:Belgium
2089:No. 012
1831:England
1791:Dunkirk
1724:Germany
1706:No. 105
1586:Germany
1484:Lebanon
1412:Kuantan
1369:No. 210
1351:Germany
1347:Mooshof
1259:No. 035
1241:Germany
1237:Wistedt
1208:Germany
1175:Tunisia
1124:No. 022
1069:Kåfjord
747:No. 635
663:Germany
645:No. 578
627:Belgium
594:Tunisia
561:Tunisia
436:No. 218
327:Pacific
309:in the
283:Benelux
189:convoys
185:U-boats
156:of the
150:Germany
72:warrant
64:service
62:in any
7206:Guards
6889:
6870:
6844:
6817:above.
6685:Malaya
6616:France
6544:Norway
6504:Sicily
6398:Greece
6220:, the
5866:Borneo
5848:002.43
5830:Norway
5826:Namsos
5688:Tiddim
5582:Road,
5478:Norway
5462:Onslow
5337:Malaya
5301:France
5232:France
5194:, off
5051:Talaku
5003:002.25
4981:Kohima
4840:Arakan
4770:, the
4768:Arnhem
4700:France
4696:Dieppe
4667:Norway
4615:Walney
4318:France
4249:France
4180:Greece
4164:Torbay
4101:France
4097:Dieppe
3891:Borneo
3873:002.03
3820:, the
3818:Arnhem
3744:Lingen
3675:Colito
3540:Kangaw
3490:002.14
3454:002.48
3349:002.04
3317:002.25
3230:France
3124:Tobruk
3059:Greece
2986:Faroes
2954:France
2888:Greece
2815:Kohima
2784:, the
2677:Imphal
2519:002.48
2430:, the
2428:Arnhem
2359:Honshū
2302:002.48
2230:002.31
2067:Tobruk
2035:France
1984:002.09
1930:France
1926:Dieppe
1795:France
1720:Bremen
1684:Tobruk
1670:002.17
1650:, the
1619:France
1502:002.48
1449:France
1416:Malaya
1300:002.02
1282:Europe
1142:France
1073:Norway
1002:, the
1000:Arnhem
934:Faenza
801:France
765:France
729:France
694:, the
692:Arnhem
528:Malaya
510:002.19
400:
355:VE Day
333:. The
166:France
107:Allies
32:London
7304:Other
7134:Irish
6759:Notes
6751:Italy
6669:Li Wo
6649:Burma
6560:RNZAF
6528:Hardy
6472:Egypt
6439:Italy
6406:Egypt
6394:Crete
6360:Egypt
6327:India
6294:Italy
6240:RNZAF
6182:Rhine
6146:Uedem
6081:Italy
6045:India
5792:Egypt
5758:Italy
5725:Burma
5692:Burma
5656:Burma
5620:Burma
5584:Burma
5547:Burma
5511:Italy
5507:Anzio
5442:Burma
5402:Crete
5160:Italy
5156:Anzio
5123:Crete
5055:Burma
4985:India
4948:Keren
4916:Italy
4844:Burma
4808:India
4736:Burma
4489:Italy
4213:Italy
4176:Corfu
4144:Italy
4140:Turin
3960:Italy
3613:Italy
3580:India
3544:Burma
3472:Egypt
3436:Libya
3363:Wewak
3299:Burma
3263:Italy
3197:Italy
3128:Libya
3095:Italy
3055:Crete
3023:Burma
2921:Burma
2819:India
2717:Italy
2681:India
2645:Italy
2609:Burma
2573:Burma
2537:Egypt
2501:Libya
2363:Japan
2338:RCNVR
2320:Egypt
2280:Crete
2248:Syria
2176:Burma
2140:Italy
2071:Libya
2031:Arras
1897:Libya
1760:Egypt
1688:Libya
1556:Burma
1314:Dagua
1280:Over
1138:Brest
1106:Libya
1037:Burma
971:Italy
938:Italy
905:Burma
834:Libya
492:Burma
454:Italy
450:Turin
242:with
123:radar
6941:The
6912:2008
6887:ISBN
6868:ISBN
6842:ISBN
6667:HMS
6526:HMS
6490:HMS
5949:SAAF
5812:Arab
5810:HMT
5460:HMS
5388:HMS
5214:HMS
5178:HMS
5109:HMS
4649:HMS
4627:Oran
4613:HMS
4162:HMS
4119:RAAF
4050:HMS
3909:HMS
3773:HMS
3766:HMS
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