Fodder

Origin

It goes back to the end of the XVI century. It comes from the agricultural medium, it was in the beginning a simple cord with fodder carried around the shoulder by the dragons Autrichiens without tags. Napoleon 1st gave him the name of fodder with the different colors; hussards in yellow and artillerists in red. it will be removed at the end of the war 1870. In April 1916, a ministerial decision ratified the fodder one such as we know it.

Description and port

It is about a braided cord which goes to the left shoulder of the Uniforme. One of the ends of the braid to the form of a Clover, the other end carries a tag, i.e. a metal part conical, according to a text of April 21st, 1916, the tag of fodder is out of linked metal, there exist engraved tags of reasons to the weapons or emblems miltaires. Above the tag is a node with four turns and a cord.

Usually, the clover and the cord passed in the button of the shoulder pad of the uniform (left side), the braid passing under the armpit. The fodder one can also go “in battle”: in this case, the cord is fixed on a button of the drill plate.

Type of fodder

The fodder one perhaps of various colors according to the Medal decreed and/or of the number of quotations (many times where the unit was " citée" for exceptional facts).

Double, red and green striped of red

With the colors of the legion of honor and Military Cross 1914-1918.

This fodder is carried by units the quoted with 9,10 or 11 occasions with the order of the army. If these quotations were allotted at the time of the First World War, the fodder one is simple. If the quotations were granted at the time of the Second world war, the fodder door an olive with red half and striped red half of green, two halves separated by a white ring (cf will infra).

Although the texts envisaged fodder doubles with the colors of the legion of honor and of the military decoration (for the quoted units 12,13 or 14 times at the order of the army) and fodder doubles with the colors of the legion of honor (for the quoted units 15 times or more), these fodder was never allotted. No unit was quoted more than 11 times at the time of the same conflict.

Red

With the colors of the Legion of honor.

This fodder is carried by the quoted units with 6,7 or 8 occasions with the order of the army. If these quotations were allotted at the time of the First World War, the fodder one is simple. If the quotations were allotted on external theaters of operations, the fodder door above the tag a " olive" blue and red. If the quotations were granted at the time of the second world war, the fodder door an olive with red half and striped red half of green

Yellow striped of green

When it is with the colors of the Military decoration.

This fodder is carried by the quoted units with 4 or 5 occasions with the order of the army. If these quotations were allotted at the time of the First World War, the fodder one is simple. If the quotations were allotted on external theaters of operations, the fodder door above the tag a " olive" blue and red. If the quotations were granted at the time of the second world war, the fodder door an olive with striped yellow half of green and striped red half of green

Green striped of red

With the colors of the Military Cross 1914-1918 or Military Cross 1939-1945. This fodder is carried by the quoted units with 2 or 3 occasions with the order of the army. If these quotations were allotted at the time of the First World War, the fodder one is simple. If the quotations were granted at the time of the second world war, the fodder door a striped red olive of green

Blue and red

With the colors of the Military Cross of the Theaters of external operations

This fodder is carried by the quoted units with 2 or 3 occasions with the order of the army.

Green striped of black

With the colors of the Order of the Release.

This fodder is carried by the units decorated with the cross of the Release.

Blue, white and red

For the Firemen

Different fodder

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