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War Cross 1941 very rare, also awarded to foreign recipients

War Cross 1941, The War Cross with Sword (Norwegian Bokmål: Krigskorset med sverd, ) is the highest ranking Norwegian gallantry decoration. rare

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Origin: Norway
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War Cross 1941, The War Cross with Sword (Norwegian Bokmål: Krigskorset med sverd, ) is the highest ranking Norwegian gallantry decoration. It is awarded for extraordinary brave actions or extraordinary leadership during combat. A recipient deemed worthy of additional citations will receive up to an additional two swords on the medal ribbon in addition to the "standard" single sword.
"Royal" awards were made (to members of the British Royal family for example) and awards could be made for meritorious activities not associated with combat (extraordinary achievements or contributions for Norway's cause and war effort): these were made without the sword.
Since its inception, the War Cross has been awarded to 126 non-Norwegians. These awards were mostly for actions during the Norwegian Campaign of 1940. (42 UK awards) rare