Order of Leopold and civil resistance medal awarded to a member of the Jewish underground
Archival History
The medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2006 by Dr. Noémi Perelman Mattis.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Noémi Perelman Mattis
Scope and Content
Two attached medals: one medal of the Order of Leopold, the highest military order of Belgium, granted for extreme bravery in combat or for meritorious service of immense benefit to the Belgian nation, with purple ribbon; one medal for civil resistance, issued in 1951 to recognized members of the civilian resistance, with green, red, and black ribbon.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Genre
- Object
- Awards
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