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222:. At that time, "royal" awards were made (to members of the British Royal family for example) and awards could be made for meritorious activities not associated with combat (extraordinary achievements or contributions for Norway's cause and war effort): these were made without the sword. The statutes were amended on 18 May 1945, restricting awards to the actions of military personnel in combat situations, thus all subsequent decorations would to be "with sword". At the same time,
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430:, settling a case that had been discussed in the press for some time. The new award raised the total number of persons awarded The War Cross to 275 and the total number of awards, which includes seven French military colours, to 282. It has been revealed that at least one soldier is being considered for the award after action with the
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province from
October 2005 to February 2006. According to the Minister of Defence, Lt. Cmdr Bolle performed "above and beyond the call of duty" on numerous occasions during this period, his leadership was described as "exemplary". Lieutenant Commander Trond André Bolle was killed in action on 27 June
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gallantry decoration. It is awarded for extraordinary brave actions or extraordinary leadership during combat. A recipient deemed worthy of additional citations will receive up to an additional two swords on the medal ribbon in addition to the "standard" single sword. Additional citations are rare:
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province. Three other soldiers, Christian Lian, Simen Tokle and
Andreas Eldjarn were also killed in the incident, which happened on the road between Khwaja Gawhar and Almar Bazar. The vehicle was the fourth vehicle in a row of four vehicles. This award marks the first award of the War Cross with
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451:, shortly after the cabinet session the same day. Lt. Cmdr. Bolle receives the award for his actions and behaviour during his command of the Norwegian Special Operations Force Task Group II in support of
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to write a major work to tell the stories of the War Cross recipients. The Armed Forces said the idea is that the work will be a major "identity-building and unifying" work for the armed forces.
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was awarded the citation on 8 April 2011, for outstanding leadership and bravery during operations in
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Afghanistan. The award was presented on Veterans day (also
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was awarded the War Cross with Sword (posthumously) on 21 January 2011. The decision was announced by the Minister of Defence,
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Veritas, Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada, December 1999, p. 45
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Extraordinary brave actions or extraordinary leadership during combat
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The medal was established on 23 May 1941 by royal resolution of
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Recipients of the War Cross are ranked 33 in the national
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1287:"Musikkstykke skal fortelle historiene bak Krigskorset"
863:(temp Maj actg Lt-Col) Arthur Stuart Talbot Godfrey, RE
1435:(in Norwegian). The Norwegian Government. 8 April 2011
601:- Commander of the Polish Independent Highland Brigade
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Colonel Kristoffersen at the award ceremony 8 May 2011
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Argentine Nation to the Heroic Valour in Combat Cross
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Lt Charles Joseph Rowlinson, Leicestershire Regiment
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Capt (acting Maj) Richard Oswald Spotswood Dimmock,
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232:In 2022, the Norwegian Armed Forces commissioned
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472:. The award was presented on Veterans day (also
426:was awarded the citation on 2 October 2009, for
1784:List of highest military decorations by country
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251:The number of recipients from various nations:
2317:Hero of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
1353:"Krigskorset utdeles for første gang på 60 år"
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1687:(Supplement). 15 December 1942. p. 5506.
1487:(in Norwegian Bokmål). Prime Ministers Office
1177:Krigskorset og St. Olavsmedaljen med ekegren,
548:Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav with collar
468:Sword for actions performed after the end of
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2081:Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword
866:Capt (temp Maj) Charles Julian Deedes, KOYLI
854:Maj Patrick George John Mary Davies Bulfin,
286:1 Greece (a "courtesy award" to his kinsman
1563:(Supplement). 9 October 1942. p. 4450.
576:Samodzielna Brygada Strzelcow Podhalanskich
534:, Afghanistan, the first responding to the
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1592:(Supplement). 19 March 1943. p. 1372.
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1408:"Ramsund-soldat innstilt til heltemedalje"
1336:(Supplement). 7 August 1942. p. 3493.
878:Lt (acting Capt) Reginald George Coleman,
463:2010, in an IED incident in Afghanistan's
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2341:Military awards and decorations of Norway
2293:Order of the Karađorđe's Star with Swords
1152:Orders, decorations, and medals of Norway
902:Sgt William Alexander Liddell Wilkinson,
27:Highest ranking Norwegian gallantry award
908:Cpl Albert Neal, Leicestershire Regiment
847:Maj (temp Lt-Col) Andrew Daniel Clinch,
685:Bernard Armitage Warburton Warburton-Lee
411:(with one sword) for his command of the
1456:"Trond Bolle får Krigskorset med sverd"
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552:Medal for Outstanding Civic Achievement
432:International Security Assistance Force
167:Medal for Outstanding Civic Achievement
1511:forsvaret.no, retrieved 5 April 2013
317:(temp Capt) Harry FitzGibbon Boswell,
1406:Lysvold, Susanne (7 September 2007).
1247:(in Norwegian). Lovdata. 26 June 2009
7:
2041:Order of the White Eagle with swords
1526:"Kjempet mot terrorister i ti timer"
1074:DFC, MC (later Air Commodore &
973:Francis Davies Stephen Scott-Malden
849:King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
572:Polish Independent Highland Brigade
271:Polish Independent Highland Brigade
536:2015 Park Palace guesthouse attack
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1085:Acting Wg Cdr Edward James Fawdry
875:Capt William Millar Burgess, RAMC
2229:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
1454:Bakkeli, Tom; Ege, Rune Thomas.
279:1 Denmark (but serving with the
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2181:Military Order of Maria Theresa
2065:Laureate Cross of St. Ferdinand
1524:Widerøe, Rolf J. (8 May 2017).
413:Norwegian Independent Company 1
2269:Castle of Good Hope Decoration
2030:Hero of the Russian Federation
1201:Tildeles Krigskorset med sverd
1180:. Grøndahl og Dreyers Forlag.
1088:Flt Lt Dennis Edward Healy DSO
1:
1775:military awards for gallantry
1028:Cpl Reginald Bernard Coomber.
550:and before recipients of the
544:Norwegian order of precedence
214:, who was in London with the
2277:Vietnam Military Merit Medal
2205:Military Order of Max Joseph
2014:Order of the Tower and Sword
1953:Gold Medal of Military Valor
1937:Military Medal for Gallantry
1705:"Norwegian War Medals WW II"
1458:(in Norwegian). Dagbladet.no
2213:Military Order of St. Henry
1961:Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa
1814:National Hero of Azerbaijan
1225:(in Norwegian). 2 July 2011
1032:Gazetted 18 December 1942:
871:York and Lancaster Regiment
787:: Gazetted 13 October 1942
699:Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton
566:Gen. Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko
297:1 Canada (serving with the
220:German occupation of Norway
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2022:Order of Michael the Brave
2001:War Order Virtuti Militari
1900:Cross of Honour for Valour
1481:"Offisielt fra statsråd 8"
997:Herbert Horatio Kitchener
917:Pte James Mountford, KOYLI
815:) Arthur Joseph Beveridge
804:: Gazetted 11 August 1942
453:Operation Enduring Freedom
224:Haakon VII's Freedom Cross
125:Total awarded posthumously
30:For the musical work, see
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2264:(Second Spanish Republic)
2073:Parama Weera Vibhushanaya
1969:Military Order of William
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1025:Sgt Thomas Laidlaw Humble
780:Lt-Cdr John W. Waterhouse
754:George Campbell Skene CGM
613:Capt Rudolf Marian Neuman
483:Eirik Johan Kristoffersen
281:Royal Norwegian Air Force
193:) is the highest ranking
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2285:Hero of the Soviet Union
2261:Laureate Plate of Madrid
2237:Order of the Golden Kite
2224:(Kingdom of Württemberg)
2049:Order of the Somali Star
1806:National Hero of Armenia
1509:To nye krigskors tildelt
1010:George Wyndham Parker MM
940:Kenneth Brian Boyd Cross
824:Royal Army Medical Corps
758:Gazetted 23 March 1943:
719:Capt John Graham Hewitt
634:Cpl Kazimierz Dziedzioch
607:Lt-Col Wacław Kobyliński
2296:(Kingdom of Yugoslavia)
2005:Order Krzyża Wojskowego
1127:. died 1945. Master of
920:Roy Hughes Irish Guards
880:Leicestershire Regiment
838:Millis Rowland Jefferis
622:Lt Kazimierz Kędzierski
396:for his command of the
346:Captain Lian 8 May 2011
184:Krigskorset med sverd,
2113:Order of the Gold Star
1100:Amherst Barrow Whatman
981:Order of Orange-Nassau
767:Alexander "Sandy" Glen
745:David George Spindler
692:2nd Destroyer Flotilla
599:Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko
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1860:Order of Duke Domagoj
1852:Order of August First
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990:William James Pond MM
914:Ernest Monkman, KOYLI
729:Richard Been Stannard
631:Cadet Leon Słupieński
628:2nd Lt Piotr Szewczyk
604:Lt-Col Janusz Iliński
586:- Prime Minister and
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487:Victory in Europe Day
474:Victory in Europe Day
428:actions in April 1940
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2192:(Kingdom of Hungary)
2173:Order of Saint Louis
2036:(Russian Federation)
1022:Neville Willson Kemp
610:Maj Andrzej Stańczyk
442:Lieutenant Commander
330:Norwegian recipients
292:King of the Hellenes
176:War Cross with Sword
45:War Cross with sword
32:The War Cross (Paus)
18:War Cross with Sword
2216:(Kingdom of Saxony)
2176:(Kingdom of France)
1703:Lawson, Siri Holm.
968:John Collins Mayhew
832:(temp Lt-Col, actg
618:Józef Roman Utnicki
594:(1943-posthumously)
592:Polish Armed Forces
546:, after bearers of
436:the Afghanistan war
398:Oscarsborg Fortress
216:government in exile
2245:Order of Lāčplēsis
1684:The London Gazette
1659:The London Gazette
1589:The London Gazette
1560:The London Gazette
1379:"Dramaet på Dovre"
1333:The London Gazette
1293:. 3 February 2022.
1275:. 2 February 2022.
1172:Gjems-Onstad, Erik
1109:Patrick G. Jameson
904:Sherwood Foresters
584:Władysław Sikorski
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500:Special Forces FSK
369:(with two swords).
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255:66 France (mostly
246:Norwegian Campaign
155:Next (higher)
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1377:(27 April 2004).
1187:978-82-504-2190-5
1038:Richard Atcherley
951:Air Chief Marshal
625:Lt Brunon Utnicki
578:), awarded 1942.
558:Polish recipients
445:Trond André Bolle
379:Erik Gjems-Onstad
187:Norwegian Nynorsk
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891:Clarence Peacock
677:13 October 1942
640:Pte Jan Lasowski
637:Pte Wasyl Cykwas
385:Hugo Munthe-Kaas
261:Chasseurs Alpins
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931:6 October 1942
925:Royal Air Force
842:Royal Engineers
794:Roy David Page
665:Queen Elizabeth
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373:Oluf Reed-Olsen
352:Gunnar Sønsteby
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