French Fourragere

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fourragère military award

The French Fourragere is a braided military award cord bestowed by France to units distinguished multiple times for exceptional valor in combat, often worn on the uniform as a symbol of collective heroism.

Aliases (3)

Fourragère of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 ×1
Fourragère of the Légion d’honneur ×1
Fourragère of the Médaille militaire ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fourragère → military award →
appliesTo	entire unit →
associatedConflict	Algerian War → Indochina War → World War I → World War II →
awardFor	collective gallantry in combat → repeated citations in orders of the army →
basedOn	Croix de Guerre citations → Légion d’honneur citations → Médaille militaire citations →
bestowedBy	French Ministry of Armed Forces → French government →
category	French military awards → unit decorations →
colorCode	varies by level of decoration →
countryOfOrigin	France →
criteria	multiple citations at army level or equivalent →
distinctFrom	individual medals →
eligibility	foreign military units → military units →
hasVariant	Fourragère of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 → Fourragère of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 → Fourragère of the Légion d’honneur → Fourragère of the Médaille militaire →
introducedInContextOf	First World War citations system →
isA	braided cord →
material	braided cord or wool →
nature	collective award →
notableRecipientUnit	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry → Royal 22e Régiment → United States Army 16th Infantry Regiment → United States Army 23rd Infantry Regiment → United States Marine Corps 5th Marine Regiment → United States Marine Corps 6th Marine Regiment →
recognizes	exceptional performance in combat →
regulatesWear	French military dress regulations →
status	active decoration in French armed forces →
symbolizes	collective heroism → unit valor →
usedIn	French Air and Space Force → French Army → French Navy → foreign armed forces →
wearer	members of decorated units →
wearLocation	shoulder → under the epaulette →
wornOn	military uniform →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
French Fourragere ("Fourragère of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945") → French Fourragere ("Fourragère of the Médaille militaire") → French Fourragere ("Fourragère of the Légion d’honneur") →	hasVariant
5th Marine Regiment →	alliedRecognition