Belgium & France Reference Websites

[Guest Darrell]

Hi all,

Can anyone link a few sites that are a good source for Belgium and French Medals?

I have done countless searches to no avail. I'm not looking for a site that all it carries is eye-candy and no substance. I'd like some sites that offer a bit of the history of the awards as well as a few decent pictures.

Thanks in advance.

Edited August 13, 2006 by Darrell

[Vatjan]

Here are a few of the better ones, though not necessarily in English:

Hendrik's medal corner Great site, great guy

Belgian Orders and Decorations

Bill's Belgian medals

and for France, in French of course: France Phaleristique

That's it for now

Jan

[Ed_Haynes]

Megan's sites:

http://www.medals.org.uk/belgium/belgium.htm

http://www.medals.org.uk/france/france.htm

The OMSA database:

http://www.omsa.org/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=538

http://www.omsa.org/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=532

Both depend on contributions and time.

[Guest Darrell]

Thanks Jan. Appreciated.

Do you know of a good Belgium--> English Online Translator?

[Guest Darrell]

Megan's sites:

http://www.medals.org.uk/belgium/belgium.htm

http://www.medals.org.uk/france/france.htm

The OMSA database:

http://www.omsa.org/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=538

http://www.omsa.org/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=532

Both depend on contributions and time.

Thanks Ed

[Ed_Haynes]

The real sources, of course, are books not websites, but both France and Belgium are not well served in these areas either, especially for the monolingual English-speaking crowd.

[Guest Darrell]

The real sources, of course, are books not websites, but both France and Belgium are not well served in these areas either, especially for the monolingual English-speaking crowd.

I agree ... I could get the daughter to translate the French information ... but she lacks this "collector" enthusiasm that old dad does

[Laurence Strong]

Hi Vatjan

Thanks for those, my home computer motherboard blew up , but i can get a new one thru warranty , but that take's a bit so I am using an old computer of my son (P3). had to rebuild all my reference site's

Could you translate what it says about the Palm with the "A" for me please?

http://users.skynet.be/belgianordersandmed...20II%20orde.htm

Thanks for all

Larry

@Darrell

I am half French, and I could translate for you but you would have to sit long enough for a photograph

Edited August 13, 2006 by Laurence Strong

[g_deploige]

What Belgian decorations belong, the dutch speaking part of Belgium has the same problem, most of the information about Belgian OMD is in French. so if we want to know the information whe have to learn French

And information abouth the french OMD they are in French, it is the same for the English OMD, they are in English.

The order of the French Liberation is translated in Englisch see http://ordredelaliberation.fr

Edited August 13, 2006 by g_deploige

[g_deploige]

If you are looking for links, look at the links of SKF

SKF Links

[Jacky]

Thanks Jan. Appreciated.

Do you know of a good Belgium--> English Online Translator?

Maybe would you have a bit more luck if you try to google for DUTCH --> English Translators

Greetzz & Kind regards

Jacky

[Laurence Strong]

Maybe would you have a bit more luck if you try to google for DUTCH --> English Translators

Greetzz & Kind regards

Jacky

And where would I find one of those?

[Guest Darrell]

And where would I find one of those?

Actually, I never knew this one had a Dutch--> English translator in it.

http://babel.altavista.com/translate.dyn?u...amp;language=en

[Vatjan]

Could you translate what it says about the Palm with the "A" for me please?

The palm was added to the ribbon if the award was given for bravery in combat. The A being the cypher of King Albert who was King during he first world war.

Hope that helps

Jan