Resistance Memorial Cross

Resistance Memorial Cross
Verzetsherdenkingskruis
Resistance Memorial Cross
TypeCommemorative medal
Presented byThe Netherlands
Established29 December 1980
Total15,000
Ribbon of the cross
Precedence
Next (higher)War Memorial Cross
Next (lower)Medal for Order and Peace

The Resistance Memorial Cross or Resistance Commemorative Cross (Dutch: Verzetsherdenkingskruis) is a medal awarded in the Netherlands to members of the Dutch resistance during the Second World War.

The medal was instituted by Royal Decree (No. 104) on 29 December 1980, after the 35th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands. It is worn after the War Memorial Cross and before the Medal for Order and Peace. The cross is only awarded at the request of a person eligible to receive it. Approximately 15,000 have been awarded, recorded in the Gedenkenboek verzetsherdenkingskruis.


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