| Bronze Lion | |
|---|---|
 The Bronze Lion | |
| Type | Military award |
| Awarded for | Deeds of extreme bravery and leadership in battle favouring the Netherlands |
| Presented by |  Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| First awarded | 1944 |
| Last awarded | 2009 (Björn Peterse, posthumous) |
| Total | 1212 |
| Total awarded posthumously | Possible |
| Total recipients | 1212 |
 Ribbon bar of the Bronze Lion | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Military Order of William |
| Equivalent | Honorable Mention |
| Next (lower) | Resistance Star East Asia |
The Bronze Lion (Dutch: Bronzen Leeuw) is a high Royal Dutch award, intended for servicemen who have shown extreme bravery and leadership in battle favouring The Netherlands; in some special cases it can be awarded to Dutch or foreign civilians. It was first created in 1944 and has since been issued 1,210 times. Proposals for an award are reviewed by the Dutch Board for Bravery Awards, which is part of the Ministry of Defence. If awarded they are enforced by a Royal Decree. The Bronze Lion has precedence after the Order of the House of Orange but is the second-highest military decoration still being awarded for bravery (only preceded by the Military William Order).