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George Cross

award for bravery in the United Kingdom
Class type of: orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom Q1143510
George Cross
Robert Prummel (original design of medal by Percy Metcalfe (1895–1970) on behalf of the UK Government) · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
courage award, cross[3]
Inception
September 24, 1940[7]
Founder
George VI[4]
Country
United Kingdom[2]
Subclass of
orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom[6]
Short name
GC[16]
Award rationale
Per les accions del major heroisme i valentia en circumstàncies de perill extrem[20]
Conferred by
George VI, Elizabeth II, Monarch of the United Kingdom[8][9][10]
Has part(s) of the class
award winner[17]
Named after
George VI[5]
Native label
The George Cross[15]
Next higher rank
Victoria Cross[19]
Next lower rank
Order of the Garter[18]
Quantity
+161[11]
Replaces
Empire Gallantry Medal, Albert Medal for Lifesaving, Edward Medal[12][13][14]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 9
Canadian Encyclopedia article ID
croix-de-georges
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/George-Cross
Freebase ID
/m/01k7rs
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Georgskorset
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3928258
Quora topic ID
George-Cross-7
Topic's main category
Category:George Cross
TracesOfWar award ID
2
UK Parliament thesaurus ID
10434

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🔗 Connections
Awarded to 11
Malta, Noor Inayat Khan, Violette Szabo, Royal Ulster Constabulary, Odette Hallowes, Crown Colony of Malta, Albert Guérisse, Barbara Jane Harrison +3 more
Conferred by 3
Elizabeth II, George VI, Monarch of the United Kingdom
Replaces 2
Albert Medal for Lifesaving, Edward Medal
← Next higher rank 2
Order of the Garter, Cross of Valour
← Next lower rank 2
Victoria Cross, Victoria Cross for Australia
← Replaced by 2
Albert Medal for Lifesaving, Edward Medal
Category for recipients of this award 1
Category:Recipients of the George Cross
Country 1
United Kingdom
Founder 1
George VI
Named after 1
George VI
Next higher rank 1
Victoria Cross
Next lower rank 1
Order of the Garter
Subclass of 1
orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Recipients of the George Cross
← Depicts 1
flag of Malta
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Summary

George Cross is a courage award[1].

Related Entities

Elizabeth II flag of Malta George VI Malta Noor Inayat Khan United Kingdom Violette Szabo

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · MMDCXXXV · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founder → George VI
    Replaces → Empire Gallantry Medal, Albert Medal for Lifesaving, Edward Medal
    Named after → George VI
    Instance of → courage award, cross
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Canadian Encyclopedia article ID: croix-de-georges"
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