Médaille militaire

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The Médaille militaire is one of France’s highest military decorations, awarded to non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel for exceptional service and acts of bravery in combat.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military decoration
state decoration of France
awardedFor acts of bravery in combat
exceptional military service
awardedToBranch Foreign Legion
French Air Force
surface form: French Air and Space Force

French Army
National Gendarmerie
surface form: French Gendarmerie

French Navy
awardedToForeigners true
awardedToUnits false
awardingAuthority Ministry of the Armed Forces of France
surface form: French Ministry of the Armed Forces

President of the French Republic
canBeAwardedPosthumously true
country France
dateOfEstablishment 1852-01-22
eligibleRecipients enlisted personnel
general officers commanding in chief
non-commissioned officers
establishedBy Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
Napoleon III of France
surface form: Napoleon III
establishedInReignOf Second Empire of France
surface form: Second French Empire
hasCivilianClass false
higherRank Légion d'honneur
surface form: Légion d’honneur
languageOfInscription French
lowerRank Croix de Guerre
surface form: Croix de guerre 1914–1918

Croix de Guerre
surface form: Croix de guerre 1939–1945
material silver-gilt
motto Valeur et Discipline
nicknamed “soldier’s medal”
notableRecipient Charles de Gaulle
Ferdinand Foch
Joseph Joffre
Philippe Pétain
obverseFeatures effigy of the French head of state
placeInOrderOfPrecedence one of the highest French military awards for NCOs and enlisted personnel
reverseInscription VALEUR ET DISCIPLINE
ribbonColor yellow with green stripes
shape circular medal
status currently awarded
type individual decoration
usedInConflict Algerian War of Independence
surface form: Algerian War

Crimean War
Franco-Prussian War
First Indochina War
surface form: Indochina War

World War I
World War II

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Philippe Pétain awardReceived Médaille militaire
this entity surface form: Military Medal (France)
Ferdinand Foch awardReceived Médaille militaire
this entity surface form: Military Medal (France)
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny awardReceived Médaille militaire
this entity surface form: Médaille Militaire
Alphonse Juin awardReceived Médaille militaire
this entity surface form: Médaille Militaire
Légion d'honneur schools affiliatedWith Médaille militaire
Louis Franchet d'Espèrey awardReceived Médaille militaire
this entity surface form: Military Medal (France)
Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand rankComparedTo Médaille militaire
this entity surface form: Medalla Militar
Joseph Joffre awardReceived Médaille militaire
this entity surface form: Military Medal (France)
President René Coty honor Médaille militaire
subject surface form: René Coty
Ahmed Ben Bella awardReceived Médaille militaire
Hubert Lyautey awardReceived Médaille militaire
Valeur et Discipline associatedWith Médaille militaire
Valeur et Discipline mottoOf Médaille militaire
Charles Mangin awardReceived Médaille militaire
this entity surface form: Military Medal (France)
Order of Liberation decorations lowerAward Médaille militaire
subject surface form: Order of Liberation
2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment decorations Médaille militaire
this entity surface form: Médaille militaire (collective citation)
3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment decorations Médaille militaire