The War Commemorative Cross () is a military award of the Netherlands. The medal was established to commemorate service to the Kingdom of the Netherlands during World War II. The medal was established on 16 March 1944 by royal decree of Queen Wilhelmina.
Appearance The medal is an irregular bronze cross with concave ends on the arms. The obverse bears a central portrait of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands encircled by a fastened garter. On the garter are the words VOOR KRIJGSVERRICHTINGEN (FOR MILITARY OPERATIONS). The arms of the cross bear the royal monogram of Queen Wilhelmina with an oak wreath between the arms of the cross. The reverse is plain. The cross is mounted on an orange and green coloured ribbon wide.
Clasps When the cross was established in 1944, the following clasps were initially awarded:
General Military Operations KRIJG TER ZEE 1940-1944 OORLOGSVLUCHTEN 1940-1944 OORLOGSDIENST-KOOPVAARDIJ 1940-1944 OORLOGSDIENST-VISSERIJ 1940-1944 KRIJG TER LAND 1940-1944
Special Military Operations NEDERLAND MEI 1940 NEDERLANDSCH-INDIË 1941-1942 JAVA-ZEE 1941-1942 NOORD-AFRIKA-ITALIË 1942-1944
In 1947, a revised royal decree was promulgated and new clasps were announced in the Official Gazette No I 6 on 6 January 1948:
General Military Operations KRIJG TER ZEE 1940-1945 OORLOGSVLUCHTEN 1940-1945 OORLOGSDIENST-KOOPVAARDIJ 1940-1945 OORLOGSDIENST-VISSERIJ 1940-1945 KRIJG TE LAND 1940-1945
Special Military Operations NEDERLAND MEI 1940 NEDERLANDS-INDIË 1941-1942 JAVAZEE 1941-1942 MIDDELLANDSE ZEE 1940-1945 (replaced NOORD-AFRIKA-ITALIË 1942-1944) ARNHEM–NIJMEGEN–WALCHEREN 1944 NORMANDIË 1944 OOST-AZIË–ZUID-PACIFIC 1942-1945
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