Tedder certificate

noun

An award given to foreign citizens who assisted British service personnel to escape from German captivity in Western Europe during World War II.

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Meanings

nounTedder certificate (plural Tedder certificates)

plural Tedder certificates

  1. historicalAn award given to foreign citizens who assisted British service personnel to escape from German captivity in Western Europe during World War II.

Origin

The certificates were issued in the name of Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder.

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Tedder certificate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tedder%20certificate

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“Tedder certificate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tedder%20certificate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tedder certificate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tedder%20certificate.

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