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David Administrator Registered: August 2001 Posts: 46,798 |
M?daille de la Victoire 1914-1918 - also called "M?daille Interalli?e" as all allies issued one with this particular ribbon. Awarded to all members of the armed forces who served for a minimum of 3 months during WWI.
It was instituted on 20 July 1922 and was also conferred on medical personnel, prisoners of war, escaped prisoners etc. It is worn immediately after French orders and decorations, i.e. before any colonial orders or decorations and before any campaign or commemorative medals. A number of unofficial medals were struck and can be found regularly. The medal's reverse bearing the text "RF La Grande Gverre povr la Civilisation 1914-1918" (RF = R?publique Fran?aise - The Great War for Civilization) |
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