page_title: Political Prisoner's Cross 1940–1945
hierarchical_section_title: Political Prisoner's Cross 1940–1945
caption_attribution_description: English: Political Prisonner's Cross 1940-1945 (Belgium) Français&#160;: Croix du Prisonnier Politique 1940-1945 (Belgique) Nederlands: Het Politieke Gevangenkruis 1940-1945
context_page_description: The Political Prisoner's Cross 1940–1945 was a Belgian war medal established by royal decree of the Regent on 13 November 1947 and awarded to Belgian citizens arrested and interned by the Germans as political prisoners during the Second World War. The award's statute included provisions for posthumous award should the intended recipient not survive detention, and the right of the widow, the mother or the father of the deceased to wear the cross.
context_section_description: The Political Prisoner's Cross 1940–1945 (French: Croix du Prisonnier Politique 1940–1945, Dutch: Politieke Gevangenkruis 1940–1945) was a Belgian war medal established by royal decree of the Regent on 13 November 1947 and awarded to Belgian citizens arrested and interned by the Germans as political prisoners during the Second World War.  The award's statute included provisions for posthumous award should the intended recipient not survive detention, and the right of the widow, the mother or the father of the deceased to wear the cross.
caption: Political Prisoner's Cross 1940–1945 (obverse)
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