HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

This is a list of the ribbons of the French military and civil awards.


French national orders


French ministerial orders


French military decorations


Medals of Honor


French commemorative awards


Other awards


Order of precedence

Official list, dated June 19, 2003, signed by General Jean-Philippe Douin, Grand Chancellor of the
Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleo ...
: - LÉGION D’HONNEUR - CROIX DE LA LIBÉRATION - MÉDAILLE MILITAIRE - ORDRE NATIONAL DU MÉRITE - CROIX DE GUERRE 1914-1918 - CROIX DE GUERRE 1939-1945 - CROIX DE GUERRE DES THÉÂTRES D’OPÉRATIONS EXTÉRIEURES - CROIX DE LA VALEUR MILITAIRE - MÉDAILLE DE LA GENDARMERIE NATIONALE (depuis le décret n° 2004-733 du 26 juillet 2004) - MÉDAILLE DE LA RÉSISTANCE - PALMES ACADÉMIQUES - MÉRITE AGRICOLE - MÉRITE MARITIME - ARTS ET LETTRES - MÉDAILLE DES ÉVADÉS - CROIX DU COMBATTANT VOLONTAIRE 1914-1918 - CROIX DU COMBATTANT VOLONTAIRE - CROIX DU COMBATTANT VOLONTAIRE DE LA RÉSISTANCE - CROIX DU COMBATTANT - MÉDAILLE DE LA RECONNAISSANCE FRANÇAISE - MÉDAILLE DE L’AÉRONAUTIQUE - MÉDAILLE D’OUTRE-MER (ex-Médaille Coloniale) - MÉDAILLE D’OR DE LA DÉFENSE NATIONALE POUR CITATION SANS CROIX (depuis le décret n° 2004-624 du 25 juin 2004) - MÉDAILLE DE LA DÉFENSE NATIONALE - MÉDAILLE DES SERVICES MILITAIRES VOLONTAIRES - HONOR MEDALS OF THE DIFFERENT MINISTERIAL DEPARTMENTS - MÉDAILLE D’AFRIQUE DU NORD & MÉDAILLE DE RECONNAISSANCE DE LA NATION - COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS AND OTHER EQUIVALENT


See also

*
Military awards and decorations of France 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 M ...
*
Order (decoration) An order is a visible honour awarded by a sovereign state, monarch, dynastic house or organisation to a person, typically in recognition of individual merit, that often comes with distinctive insignia such as collars, medals, badges, and sa ...
*
State decoration A state decoration is an object, such as a medal or the insignia of an order, that is awarded by a sovereign state to honor the recipient. The term includes: *Civil awards and decorations *Military awards and decorations See also * State order ...


Sources

* ''Les décorations françaises'' *
Site très complet traitant des décorations militaires et civiles françaises
{{Decorations by country * * Ribbon symbolism