Cross of the military Value

The Croix of the military value is a French Décoration. It rewards the men (and women) titular for a quotation for feat of arms gained on theaters of operations which are not the subject of the attribution of the Military Cross.

History

The Military Cross, instituted in 1915, not being able to be decreed for the operations being held in Algeria (these operations being described as operations of maintenance of law and order ), it was decided to create a new decoration.

The April 11th 1956, by decree, was created the Cross of the Military Value (initially called “Medal of the Military Value”). A decision of the April 30th 1956 specifies that it could be decreed for the operations in Tunisia, since January 1st 1952, with the Morocco since June 1st 1953, Algeria since the October 31st 1954. A new decision of the February 13rd 1957, added the operations in Mauritania since the January 10th 1957. New texts put an end to the attribution of the V.M. on these territories.

A decision of the November 13rd 1968 opened the possibility of decreeing the V.M. with the personnel in service with the Chad. Since, new decisions were made, and the attribution of the V.M. is always in force.

Decoration

MEDAL: suspended on the ribbon by a suspension brace, it is a cross, identical out of bronze 36 mms in diameter, identical to the Cross of the combatant. With the avers figure the effigy of the crowned Republic (whereas it is helmeted on the Cross of the combatant) and with the reverse the inscription Croix of the military value .

RIBBON: red barred of three vertical white bands, that of the medium being 7 mm broad and the two others 2 mm 1 mm from each edge.

For the attribution of the palm or star, the decree on enforcement of a law of the April 23rd 1915 into force for the Military Cross 1914-1918 was preserved and fixes the distinctions between the various levels of the quotations as follows:

  • Stars
    • Quotation with the order of the regiment: bronze
    • Citation with the order of the brigade: bronze
    • Citation with the order of division: money
    • Quotation with the order of the army corps: vermeil
  • Palm
    • Mention in dispatches: bronze
    • 5 mentions in dispatches: money

Internal bonds

External bond

  • Site treating of military and civil decorations French

Source:

The mark of courage, collective, Editions LBM, Paris, 2005

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