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2 unusual facts about Liège Medal


Liège Medal

It was first issued in April 1920 during a large ceremony presided by the Duke of Brabant (the future King Leopold III) and Lieutenant General the Count Gérard-Mathieu Leman, military commander of the defence of Liège during the battle which raged from the 5th to the 16th of August 1914.

The Liège Medal was awarded to the military defenders of the city of Liège who took part in the Battle of Liège.



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