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This is a list of some of the modern orders, decorations and medals of France. Some, like the Legion of Honour, are awarded to both the armed forces and civilians. Others are decorations of a pure civilian or military character. Only four of the 19 Ministerial orders have survived the reform of the French system of decorations in 1963.
Order of Arts and Letters) (Ordre des Arts et des Lettres) 1957; Order of the Saharian Merit (Ordre du Mérite saharien) 1958; The French Republic knew following a decree of 1 September 1950 two "Orders of Overseas France" (Ordres de la France d'Outre-mer) : Order of the Black Star 1889; Order of the Star of Anjouan 1874
Médaille d'Outre-Mer (former colonial medal) Médaille d'Or de la Défense Nationale pour citation sans croix (since décret n° 2004-624 of 25 June 2004) Médaille de la Défense Nationale; Médaille des Services Militaires Volontaires; Honor medals of the different ministerial departments
The total number of awards is close to 1 million [6] (estimated at 900,000 in 2021, [5] including over 3,000 Grand Cross recipients [7]), with some 92,000 recipients alive today. [8] Only until 2008 was gender parity achieved amongst the yearly list of recipients, with the total number of women recipients since the award's establishment being ...
Colonel Jimmy Stewart being awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm in 1944.. David James Nielson, British Major with the 12th Battalion Royal Fusiliers.Awarded the Croix de Guerre with silver gilt star for his role in helping the Maquis and organising the defence of 4 bridges near Troyes after parachuting into France on 26 August 1944, as the commander of team CECIL during Operation Jedburgh.
Syria-Cilicia commemorative medal; Military Health Service honour medal; Médaille de la Famille française; Médaille de la Gendarmerie nationale; Medal of French Gratitude; Medal for civilian prisoners, deportees and hostages of the 1914–1918 Great War; Medal for Victims of the Invasion; Medal of a liberated France; Medal of the Nation's ...
The following is a list of notable foreign members of the Legion of Honor by their country of origin. The Legion of Honor is the highest decoration in France. and is divided into five degrees (lower to higher): Chevalier (Knight), Officier (Officer), Commandeur (Commander), Grand Officier (Grand Officer) and Grand Croix (Grand Cross).
Pages in category "Orders, decorations, and medals of France" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .