- Time Period: The Great War
- Institution: 27 November 1922
- Country: Belgium
The Deportees’ Cross 1914–1918 (Croix des Déportés 1914–1918 / Weggevoerdenkruis 1914–1918) is a Belgian war medal established by royal decree on 27 November 1922 and awarded to Belgian citizens deported to Germany for forced labor during the First World War.
Deportees who died during their deportation were not awarded this cross, instead, they received the Order of Leopold II with the ribbon bearing a central longitudinal gold stripe.
The Deportees’ Cross 1914-1918 Design
The medal measures 38mm wide and is struck in bronze. It’s a cross pattée with identical plain obverse and reverse. The horizontal arms bear the relief inscription “1914” on the right arm and “1918” on the left arm.
The ribbon is 37mm wide dark red silk moiré adorned with 3mm chevrons in the national colors of Belgium. The cross is suspended by a ring through a suspension loop.
