The Médaille militaire (English: Military Medal) is a military decoration of the French Republic for other ranks for meritorious service and acts of bravery...
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Tirailleur (section Médaille militaire)
award should not be confused with the fourragère in the colors of the Médaille militaire. It is one of the rarest unit awards in the French military. 2nd Regiment...
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For example, there are many units wearing the fourragère of the médaille militaire, whereas only six units wore the medal on their flags. It was introduced...
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shared with his observer, Lieutenant Thiberge. It brought him the Médaille militaire in late August 1916. On 17 March 1917, Fonck scored a second time...
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awarded Bullard the Croix de guerre, Médaille militaire, Croix du combattant volontaire 1914–1918, and Médaille de Verdun, along with several others....
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Marcel Pierre Vialet (section Médaille militaire)
flew a successful escort mission despite having his controls cut. A Médaille militaire followed, on 22 May 1916. In June 1916, he was reassigned to a Nieuport...
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Légion d'honneur Croix de Guerre Médaille commémorative 1939–1945 with clasp – "Afrique" – "Italie" – "Libération" Médaille Coloniale, du mérite syrien de...
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Winston Churchill (category Recipients of the Médaille militaire (France))
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill KG OM CH TD DL FRS RA (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, military officer, and writer...
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Maurice Boyau (section Médaille militaire)
ranking fifth among all French aces of The Great War. He earned the Médaille militaire and Légion d'honneur for his aerial enterprises in 1917 and 1918....
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Navy Cross, the Army's Distinguished Service Cross, and the French Médaille militaire. Daly later fought in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel and the Battle of...
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