Resistance Memorial Cross
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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.
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Type | Commemorative medal |
Presented by | The Netherlands |
Established | 29 December 1980 |
Total | 15,000 |
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Precedence | |
Next (higher) | War Memorial Cross |
Next (lower) | Medal for Order and Peace |
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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.