Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

has established numerous orders of knighthood, decorations and medals since its creation in 1830. Below is a list of the main awards.

Orders

Order of Leopold

Order of the Crown

Order of Leopold II

Order of the African Star

Royal Order of the Lion

War medals and decorations

Belgian Revolution (1830–31)

Franco-Prussian War (1870–71)

World War I (1914–1918)

World War II (1940–1945)

Korean War (1950–1953)

Current awards

Military medals and decorations

Civilian medals and decorations

Commemorative medals

Belgian Red Cross

References

* Quinot H., 1950, ''Recueil illustré des décorations belges et congolaises, 4e Edition.'' (Hasselt) * Cornet R., 1982, ''Recueil des dispositions légales et réglementaires régissant les ordres nationaux belges. 2e Ed. N.pl''., (Brussels) * Borné A.C., 1985, ''Distinctions honorifiques de la Belgique, 1830–1985'' (Brussels) * Van Hoorebeke, 2007, P., ''175 Ans de l'Ordre de Léopold et les Ordres Nationaux Belges'' (MRA Brussels) * André Borné, 1982, ''Honneur au travail: Distinctions honorifiques pour les travailleurs 1830–1980'', (Brussels)

External links

page on diplomatie.belgium.be

Belgian Air Force awards site
(In French)

(In French) {{Decorations by country