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1. War Cross medal owned by a Belgian soldier and former POW
2014.427.3 front
Object | Accession Number: 2014.427.3
…Belgium--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.…
2. Miniature Commemorative Medal of War owned by a Belgian soldier and former POW
2014.427.4 front
Object | Accession Number: 2014.427.4
…Belgium--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.…
3. Armband with a royal coat of arms worn by Danish resistance fighter
2011.68.1 front
Object | Accession Number: 2011.68.1
Date:
use: 1945 May
… occupation regime controlled Denmark’s foreign policy, but permitted the Danes to administer domestic affairs. In 1942, Mogens and Karen took over Grindsted…
4. Medal de la Resistance Armee 1940-1945 medal and ribbon awarded to a Belgian resistance fighter
2005.25.7 front
Object | Accession Number: 2005.25.7
Date:
commemoration: 1940-1945
issue: 1947 December 31
…Medal of the Armed Resistance awarded to Roger Francois by the Belgian government in 1946 for his service in the resistance to the German occupation…
5. Commemorative Medal of War by a Belgian soldier and former POW
2014.427.2 a front
Object | Accession Number: 2014.427.2 a-b
Date:
commemoration: 1940-1945
…Belgium--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.…
6. Military Decoration for Loyalty medal, ribbon, and chevron awarded to a Belgian resistance fighter
2005.25.8 front
Object | Accession Number: 2005.25.8
Date:
commemoration: 1941-1945
… German occupation of Belgium, May 1940-September 1944, the German military governed alongside the Belgian civil service. The Germans sought to deport all…
7. King Leopold III Croix de Guerre 1940-1945 medal, ribbon, and gold palm citation awarded to a Belgian resistance fighter
2005.25.9 front
Object | Accession Number: 2005.25.9
Date:
commemoration: 1940-1945
… his country during World War II. During the German occupation of Belgium, May 1940-September 1944, the German military governed alongside the Belgian…
8. Commemorative Medal of the War 1940-1945 medal and ribbon awarded to a Belgian resistance fighter
2005.25.6 front
Object | Accession Number: 2005.25.6
Date:
commemoration: 1940-1945
issue: after 1946 February 16
… occupation of Belgium, May 1940-September 1944, the German military governed alongside the Belgian civil service. The Germans sought to deport all Jews to…
9. City of Ghent Commemorative Medal 1940-1945 medal with ribbon awarded to a Belgian resistance fighter
2005.25.5 front
Object | Accession Number: 2005.25.5
Date:
commemoration: 1940-1945
issue: approximately 1945
… Belgian resistance during the German occupation, May 1940-September 1944. The German military governed alongside the Belgian civil service. The Germans…
10. Armband with a royal coat of arms worn by a Danish resistance fighter
1995.111.1 front
Object | Accession Number: 1995.111.1
Date:
issue: 1945 May 04-1945 May 05
… journalist and worked for several small town Danish newspapers. He became involved with the Danish resistance movement soon after the German occupation of…
11. Croix du Prisonnier Politique de la Guerre 1940-1945 medal with ribbon, 2 stars, awarded to a Belgian resistance fighter
2005.25.4 front
Object | Accession Number: 2005.25.4
Date:
commemoration: 1940-1945
issue: 1949 July 23
… identified them as Belgian political prisoners and a blue and white striped ribbon representing prison uniforms. During the German occupation of Belgium, May…
12. Order of Leopold II Knight class medal, ribbon and silver palm citation awarded to a Belgian resistance fighter
2005.25.10_c front
Object | Accession Number: 2005.25.10
Date:
commemoration: 1940-1945
issue: 1950 July 19
… country during World War II. During the German occupation of Belgium, May 1940-September 1944, the German military governed alongside the Belgian civil…
13. German military identification tag given to a Danish resistance member
1989.297.2.1 front
Object | Accession Number: 1989.297.2.1
Date:
acquired: 1944-1945
… occupation of Denmark. He used knowledge and skills gained from his prewar printing and advertising business, sailing expertise, and King’s Royal Guard service…
14. Medal of the Belgian Nationalist Movement 1940-1945, ribbon and box awarded to a Belgian Jewish resistance fighter
Object | Accession Number: 2012.473.12 a-d
Date:
commemoration: 1940-1945
…, a Jewish resistance fighter in Belgium, during the German occupation. Belgium was conquered by Nazi Germany in May 1940. The Germans enacted anti…
15. Belgian Medal of the Armed Resistance 1940-1945, ribbon and box awarded to a Belgian Jewish resistance fighter
Object | Accession Number: 2012.473.13 a-d
Date:
commemoration: 1940-1945
… in Belgium, during the German occupation. Belgium was conquered by Nazi Germany in May 1940. The Germans enacted anti-Jewish legislation to persecute…
16. Armband with a royal coat of arms issued to a Danish resistance member
1989.297.4 front
Object | Accession Number: 1989.297.4
Date:
issue: 1945 May 04-1945 May 05
… was formed that September to coordinate the resistance movement. Dyby worked with the Danish underground during the German occupation of Denmark. He…
17. Polish Organization for the Struggle for Independence medal, ribbon and box awarded to a Jewish member of the Belgian resistance
Object | Accession Number: 2012.473.11 a-d
Date:
commemoration: 1939-1945
… Poland, who was a Jewish resistance fighter in Belgium, during the German occupation. Belgium was conquered by Nazi Germany in May 1940. The Germans…
18. Medal of Remembrance of the War 1940- 1945, ribbon, and box awarded to a Belgian Jewish resistance fighter
Object | Accession Number: 2012.473.10 a-d
Date:
commemoration: 1940-1945
… in Belgium, during the German occupation. Belgium was conquered by Nazi Germany in May 1940. The Germans enacted anti-Jewish legislation to persecute…
19. Commemorative medal issued to a Dutch resistance leader
1990.23.240.1 open
Object | Accession Number: 1990.23.240.8
Date:
commemoration: 1940 May-1945 May
… set up a civil occupation administration under the auspices of the SS. Piet and Dina joined the resistance. Piet arranged hiding places for Jewish…
20. French Croix de Guerre with bronze palm awarded to a German Jewish resistance fighter
2011.160.3 front
Object | Accession Number: 2011.160.3
Date:
commemoration: 1939-1945
issue: 1960 May
…France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.…