MEDALS: MILITARY. FRANCE.

REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE 'CROIX DU COMBATTANT'. INSTITUTED 1926 FOR WW1, LATER EXTENDED TO WW2.

Comment: This a Croix du Combattant of the Republique Francaise.

The medal is clearly original 'as worn'. The ribands for this medal is the original length as issued.

The Combatant's Cross (French: "Croix du Combattant") is a French decoration that recognizes, as its name implies, those who fought in combat for France. The Poilus (French combat soldiers) of World War I worked toward recognition by the government, of a special status to those who had participated in the bitter fighting of 1914-1918 (as opposed to those who served behind the lines). The law of 19 December 1926 created la "carte du combatant", or combatant's card, for veterans of 1914-1918, as well as for the veterans of 1870-1871 and colonial wars before the First World War. The decoration was created only three years later by the law of 28 June 1930.

MÉDAILLES : MILITAIRES. LA FRANCE.

RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 'CROIX DU COMBATTANT'. INSTITUÉ EN 1926 POUR LA PREMIÈRE GUERRE MONDIALE, PLUS TARD ÉTENDU À LA SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE.

Commentaire : C'est une Croix du Combattant de la République Française.

La médaille est clairement d'origine "telle que portée". Les rubans de cette médaille ont la longueur originale telle qu'elle a été émise.

La Croix du Combattant (en français : "Croix du Combattant") est une décoration française qui reconnaît, comme son nom l'indique, ceux qui ont combattu au combat pour la France. Les Poilus (soldats combattants français) de la Première Guerre mondiale ont œuvré à la reconnaissance par le gouvernement d'un statut particulier pour ceux qui avaient participé aux combats acharnés de 1914-1918 (par opposition à ceux qui avaient servi derrière les lignes). La loi du 19 décembre 1926 crée la "carte du combattant" pour les anciens combattants de 1914-1918, ainsi que pour les anciens combattants de 1870-1871 et des guerres coloniales avant la Première Guerre mondiale. La décoration n'est créée que trois ans plus tard par la loi du 28 juin 1930.

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