| War Cross | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded by Norway | |
| Type | Military cross |
| Awarded for | Extraordinary brave actions or extraordinary leadership during combat |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 23 May 1941 |
| First awarded | 12 December 1941 |
| Last awarded | 1949[1] |
| Total awarded | 123 |
| Posthumous awards |
3 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (lower) | Medal for Outstanding Civic Achievement |
The War Cross No. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The Medal for Outstanding Civic Achievement or Medaljen for Borgerdåd is the second highest ranked Norwegian medal Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language : Krigskorset/Krigskrossen is the highest ranking Norwegian decoration. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional It is awarded for extraordinary brave actions or extraordinary leadership during combat. If a recipient is deemed worthy of additional citations up to three swords will be added. Gunnar Sønsteby is the only person to receive the War Cross with three swords. Gunnar Fridtjof Thurmann Sønsteby DSO (born 11 January 1918) is perhaps best known for being the most highly decorated person in Norway Recipients of the War Cross are ranked 33 in the Norwegian order of precedence, after bearers of Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav with collar and before recipients of the Medal for Outstanding Civic Achievement. The Norwegian Order of precedence is the hierarchy of officials in the Government of Norway used to direct seating and ranking on formal occasions decided by the The Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav ( Norwegian: Den Kongelige Norske St The Medal for Outstanding Civic Achievement or Medaljen for Borgerdåd is the second highest ranked Norwegian medal
The War Cross was last awarded in 1949, but it has been revealed that at least one soldier is being considered for the award after action in Afghanistan. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, [2]
External links
References
- ^ Article from VG on a soldier from WWII being considered for a posthumous award (Norwegian) Retrieved 15 September 2007
- ^ Article from NRK on a soldier being considered for the medal (Norwegian) Retrieved 15 September 2007
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