Oak Leaf

Oak leaf may refer to:

Military
  • Oak leaf cluster, a U.S. military decoration
  • A bronze oak leaf device is also used to signify a Mention in Despatches or the award of the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in Commonwealth militaries
  • An additional distinction of Oak Leaves (mit Eichenlaub) was awarded to 883 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the German Iron Cross during the Second World War
  • The rank insignia of Major (United States) and Lieutenant Colonel (United States), as well as Lieutenant Commander (United States) and Commander (United States) are oak leaves
Others
  • Any member of the Kallima genus of butterflies
  • Oak Leaf, Texas

Famous quotes containing the words oak and/or leaf:

    “The leaves are all dead on the ground,
    Save those that the oak is keeping”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)

    “I will not speak of the famous beauty of dead women:
    I will say the shape of a leaf lay once on your hair.
    Till the world ends and the eyes are out and the mouths broken,
    Look! It is there!”
    —Archibald MacLeish (1892–1982)