Salib George

Salib George (George Cross, GC) ialah anugerah kurniaan kedua tertinggi dalam sistem penganugerahan United Kingdom atas "perbuatan kewiraan tertinggi atau keberanian terhebat ketika menghadapi ancaman bahaya melampau" (for acts of the greatest heroism or for most conspicuous courage in circumstance of extreme danger),Clause five of the George Cross gazette kepada sesiapa berwarganegara United Kingdom baik dalam kalangan askar mahupun orang awam seperti polis, anggota kecemasan seperti bomba.The phrase "in the presence of the enemy" was inserted into the Victoria Cross Warrant in 1881 and continues in the present warrant but is often quoted as "in the face of the enemy".

Penaugerahaan kurniaan ini diberikan secara terus oleh raja atau ratu United Kingdom di Istana Buckingham.Mussell, J.W. (Editor), (2018), Medal Yearbook 2019, (Token Publishing Ltd: Devon)

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 Official Victoria Cross & George Cross Association website
 Maklumat lanjut mengenai pingat disediakan New Zealand Defence Force
 Maklumat penerima pingat  di Arkib Kebangsaan United Kingdom
 GC winners from The Times obituaries