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PLEASE SEE STORELOT MORE --COMBINE SHIPPINGSAVE $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Médaille militaire18 languagesToolsFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMédaille militaireBadge of theMédaille militaire(obverse)TypeMilitary decorationAwarded forValour in combat or long servicePresented byFranceEligibilityPrivates, NCOs, Commanders-in-chief generals and admiralsStatusCurrently awardedEstablishedJanuary 22, 1852Ribbon of the Military MedalPrecedenceNext(higher)Order of LiberationNext(lower)National Order of Merit
TheMédaille militaire(English:Military Medal) is a military decoration of theFrench Republicforother ranksfor meritorious service and acts of bravery in action against an enemy force. It is the third highest award of the French Republic, after theLegion of Honour, a civil and military order, and theOrder of Liberation, a Second World War-only order. TheMédaille militaireis therefore the most senior entirely military active French decoration.
DuringWorld War I, 230,000médailleswere awarded,[1]when 1,400,000 French Army soldiers were killed and 3,000,000 wounded. For comparison, the UKMilitary Medalwas awarded on 115,000 occasions in World War I, when 673,375 British Army soldiers were killed and 1,643,469 wounded. There were 628 awards to 627 recipients of theVictoria Cross, the United Kingdom's highest military decoration.
The award was first established in 1852 by the firstPresident of the French Republic,Louis-Napoléon Bonapartewho may have taken his inspiration from a medal established and awarded by his father,Louis Bonaparte, King ofHolland.
After theFirst World War, the Military Medal was also temporarily awarded for wounds received in combat.[2]
Croix de guerre 1914–1918(France)15 languagesToolsFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaCroix de Guerre1914–19181914–1918Croix de guerrewith three citations
2 bronze palms
1 silver gilt starTypeMedalAwarded forMilitary duty duringWorld War I, valor in battlePresented byFranceStatusClosedEstablished2 April 1915Total2,065,000[1]Ribbon bar & streamer of the FrenchCroix de nationale de reconnaissance aux victimes du terrorismeNext(lower)Croix de guerre1939–1945Fourragèreof the Croix de guerre 1914-1918
TheCroix de guerre1914–1918(English:War Cross) was a Frenchmilitary decoration, the first version of theCroix de Guerre. It was created to recognize French andalliedsoldiers who were cited for valorous service duringWorld War I, similar to the Britishmentioned in dispatchesbut with multiple degrees equivalent to other nations' decorations for courage.
Soon after the outbreak ofWorld War I, French military officials felt that a new military award had to be created. At that time, theCitation du jour("Daily Citation") already existed to acknowledge soldiers, but it was just a sheet of paper. Only theMédaille MilitaireandLegion of Honourwere bestowed for courage in the field, due to the numbers now involved, a new decoration was required in earnest. At the end of 1914, General Boëlle, Commandant in Chief of the French 4th Army Corps, tried to convince the French administration to create a formal military award.Maurice Barrès, the noted writer andparliamentarianfor Paris, gave Boëlle support in his efforts.[1]
On 23 December 1914, the French parliamentarianGeorges Bonnefousproposed a legislative bill to create theCroix de la Valeur Militaire("Cross of Military Valour") signed by 66 other parliamentarians.Émile Driant, a parliamentarian who served in the war zone during much of this time, became its natural spokesman when he returned to the legislature. On 18 January 1915, Driant submitted this bill but the name of the military award was renamed toCroix de guerre("War Cross"). After parliamentary discussions, the bill was adopted on 2 April 1915.[1]
World War I began in 1914 and ended in 1918, so the final name adopted is "Croix de guerre1914–1918
Combatant's Cross7 languagesToolsFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia(Redirected fromCroix du combattant)Combatant's CrossObverse of the Combatant's CrossAwarded forCombat service to FrancePresented byFranceEstablished19 December 1926Ribbon of the Combatant's CrossPrecedenceNext(higher)Aeronautical MedalNext(lower)Medal of French GratitudeAndré Daugnac, a recipient of the Combatant's CrossDoctor Edmond Reboul, a recipient of the Combatant's Cross
TheCombatant's Cross(French:"Croix du combattant") is a French decoration that recognizes, as its name implies, those who fought in combat for France. ThePoilus(French combat soldiers) ofWorld War Iworked toward recognition by the government, of a special status to those who had participated in the bitter fighting of 1914–1918 (as opposed to those who served behind the lines).[1]The law of 19 December 1926 created la "carte du combatant", or combatant's card, for veterans of 1914-1918, as well as for the veterans of 1870-1871 and colonial wars before the First World War. The decoration was created only three years later by the law of 28 June 1930.[2]
A decree of January 29, 1948 states that the provisions of the 1930 Act relating to the allocation of the combatant's card and the Combatant's Cross were applicable to participants of the 1939–1945 war. The law of 18 July 1952 extended the benefit of the award of the Croix du combattant for Indochina and Korea.
The law of December 9, 1974 extended the award of the Combatant's Cross to operations in North Africa between 1 January 1952 and July 2, 1962. More recently, a decree of January 12, 1994 opened le carte du combattant holder (hence of the Combatant's Cross) to those who participated in operations inCambodia,Cameroon,Persian Gulf,Lebanon,Madagascar, theSuez Canal,Somalia,Central African
