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  2. Orders, decorations, and medals of France - Wikipedia

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    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. The others were replaced by the Ordre national du Mérite.

  3. Ribbons of the French military and civil awards - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the ribbons of the French military and civil awards. French national orders. Ribbon: Awards: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur:

  4. French Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    The French Armed Forces (French: Forces armées françaises, pronounced [fɔʁs aʁme fʁɑ̃sɛz]) are the military forces of France. They consist of four military branches – the Army, the Navy, the Air and Space Force and the National Gendarmerie. The National Guard serves as the French Armed Forces' military reserve force.

  5. Historical orders, decorations, and medals of France - Wikipedia

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    The French government awarded the Order of the Black Star in Europe until 1 January 1964. The decolonisation and restructuring of the French colonial empire, one speaks now of the " French Union ", made necessary other adaptations in the French knighthood orders.

  6. List of highest military decorations by country - Wikipedia

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    Awarded to members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba, and to the military of "friendly countries". Czech Republic: Medal of Heroism: Established 1990: Created by the Parliament of the Czechoslovak Federative Republic in 1990, and awarded once before its re-authorization by the Czech Republic in 1992. May also be awarded to civilians ...

  7. Médaille militaire - Wikipedia

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    Like many other French awards, the médaille can be awarded for different reasons. It can be awarded to foreign nationals serving with or alongside the French armed forces. [2] To members of the military other than commissioned officers (including enlisted ranks, non-commissioned officers and aspirants or Officer Designate). [2]

  8. List of countries by number of military and paramilitary ...

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    The number of military personnel in the reserve forces that are not normally kept under arms, whose role is to be available to mobilize when necessary. The number of personnel in paramilitary forces: armed units that are not considered part of a nation's formal military forces. The total number of active, reserve, and paramilitary personnel.

  9. Category:Military awards and decorations of France - Wikipedia

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    French campaign medals (27 P) R. Recipients of the Resistance Medal (1 C, 245 P) Pages in category "Military awards and decorations of France" The following 60 pages ...