Military Medal (Luxembourg)

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Military Medal

Obverse and reverse of the Military Medal

Type| Military decoration
Awarded for| Exceptionally distinguished military achievement
Country| Luxembourg
Presented by| the Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Eligibility| Luxembourgers and foreigners
Established| 30 October 1945

Ribbon bar of the medal

Precedence
Next (higher)| Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Next (lower)| Cross of Honour and Military Merit[1]

The Military Medal (French: Médaille militaire German: Militärmedaille) is the highest military decoration of Luxembourg. Established on 30 October 1945[2] by Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, at the suggestion of then Prince Jean, it can be awarded for outstanding achievements and extraordinary deeds to all military personnel, without distinction of rank.

## Appearance

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The medal is a bronze circular disc. The obverse depicts the left facing profile of Grand Duchess Charlotte. Around the edge is the inscription Charlotte Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (Charlotte Grande-Duchesse de Luxembourg). The reverse depicts the Lesser coat of arms of Luxembourg. To the left of the arms is 19 and to the right 40.[3]

## Recipients

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* General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower, 3 August 1945[4]
* Prince regent Charles of Belgium, 1 December 1945[4]
* Prime Minister Winston Churchill, 14 July 1946[4]
* Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, 17 November 1948[4]
* General Charles de Gaulle, 1 October 1963[4]
* Major General Patrick F. Cassidy, 8 July 1967[4]
* The Unknown Soldier of the United States for World War II, 22 October 1984[4]
* Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, 17 December 2002[4]
* Corporal Richard Brookins, 2016

## References

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1. ^ "DISTINCTIONS HONORIFIQUES" (PDF). CODE ADMINISTRATIF – 2007 – Vol. 4. Journal Officiel du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
2. ^ Robertson, Megan C. "Luxembourg: 1945 Military Medal". Medals of the World. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
3. ^ Meersschaert, Hendrik. "1939 - 1945 Luxembourg". Medals of the Second World War. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Actualités - Lëtzebuerger Arméi" (in French). Army.lu. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.

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Orders, decorations, and medals of Luxembourg

* Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
* Order of Adolphe of Nassau
* Order of the Oak Crown
* Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
* Order of the Resistance 1940–1944

* Military Medal
* Cross of Honour and Military Merit
* War Cross

* Medal of Merit for Blood Donation

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