Object ID
2021.1.97
Object Name
Certificate
Date
7-18-1958
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Description
Letter headed with the crest of the Belgian crown.
”ROYAUME DE BELGIQUE
ORDRE DE LEOPOLD II
Il a plu a SA MAJESTÉ LE ROI de conférer, a la date du 18 juillet 1958,
LA CROIX DE CHEVALIER DE L’ORDRE DE LEOPOLD II AVEC PALME et attribution de la CROIX DE GUERRE 1940 AVEC PALME
a Monsieur ZWIRZ, Jankiel--Naftali,
pour:
”Membre de la Resistance Armée depuis janvier 1942, fit partie d’un groupe de choc. Transporta des armes. Arrete, le 18 juin 1942, en raison de son activité patriotique et déporté en Allemagne, y subit avec courage, les rigueur des camps de concentration."
Donne par arrete du 18 juillet 1958, no 6539.
LE MINISTRE DE LA DEFENSE NATIONALE.
Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:
The Ordre de Leopold II with Palme conferred upon him by the King on July 18, 1958, for his part in the armed resistance during World War II from January 1942; for taking part in a shock group, carrying arms, being arrested for doing his patriotic activity and being deported to Germany where he endured with great courage the rigors of concentration camps.
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Dimensions
8 x 11 1/2"
Keywords
Jankiel Zwirz, Ordre de Leopold II, Belgium
Subcollection
Zwirz
Recommended Citation
"Ordre de Leopold II Conferred Upon Jankiel Zwirz" (1958). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2021.1.97.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/1801
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