Died for France

The attribution of the mention “Died for France” is an operation relating to the civil statue, which is covered by the articles L. 488 with L. 492 (a) of the Code of the military pensions of disability and the war victims.

This mention is a moral reward aiming at honouring the sacrifice with the combatants died in ordered service and the civilian victims of the war.

It is in April 1916 during the First World War that the French law creates this qualification.

Time of protection of the royalty

The article L. 123-10 of the Code of the intellectual property grants a extension 30 years to the duration of the rights of the authors died for France.

List of the writers “died for France”
List of the type-setters “died for France”

External bonds

Rules of attribution on www.defense.gouv.fr

Memory of the Men official site

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