IrishGunner Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Let's start off with an award ceremony for French officers... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Here are some runners of the 4th Zouaves... I have the group to the guy on the riht, 8 citations for the croix de guerre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambert Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 This veteran of the Foreign Legion in WWI, with their medals. Lambert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odulf Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Some photos with French Great War medals from my collection 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chechaco1 Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 On 22.05.2014 at 00:45, lambert said: Это ветеран Иностранного легиона Первой мировойвойны, со своими медалями. Ламберт He has a Messinian medal in 1908, a colonial medal without a bar. A sailor? Or a clown in disguise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 21 hours ago, chechaco1 said: ... a colonial medal without a bar. Hello chechaco1, By decree of 5 October 1920, the French Colonial Medal can be awarded without a bar for long service in peace time : to NCO's and other ranks 10 years of service (15 years for officers) of which 6 years were served in active duty and with distinction in specific colonies. Regards, Hendrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chechaco1 Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 I know that. Well, I don't like this gentleman, in 1908, a former navy who fought in Belgium, with a Military Cross without a star or a laurel and a distinguished colonial medal. In Russia now, the further away from 1945, the more veterans there are Fake veteran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Johnson Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 My great-uncle Marcel Verzieux, capitaine du Génie. Croix de guerre for Verdun 1916 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayern Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 On 22/05/2014 at 18:25, Odulf said: Some photos with French Great War medals from my collection Eugene Sylvain Reynal ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graf Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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graham Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Interesting story: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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