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Hello Linasl, I think it's the regimental badge of the "1° régiment de tirailleurs algériens" (natives infantry). Noir 7

Hi, 1-Officier de la Légion d'honneur 2-croix de Guerre 1914-1918 3-Croix de Guerre des Théâtres d'opérations extérieurs 4-Médaille Coloniale 5-Médaille interalliée de la Victoire 6-Médaille commémorative 1914-1918 7-Croix du Combattant 8-Médaille commémorative de Syrie-Cilicie (for campaigns in Syria 1920-1926) 9-Médaille commémorative d'Orient (for campaigns in the Middle East 1916-1918) 10-Insigne des Blessés (Wounded Badge) 11-Commandeur de l'ordre du dragon d'Annam (Vietnam, but I'm not so sure...) 12-Officier de l'ordre du Puissam Alaouite (Morocco) 13-Chevalier de l'ordre du Million d'éléphants (Laos) 14-Médaille La Paz (Spain for campaigns in Morocco, but I'm not sure) Greetings, Noir 7

Superb! Noir 7

Hello, I think the right caption is 162 au jus et la fuite pour la 27/2. Young people were belonging to an age group, named "la classe", 20 years after their birth, and then incorporated every peers month. Talking about his National Service, a young French said "I belong to the 27/2 class" (j'appartiens à la classe 27/2) meaning: "I have done my National Service in 1927 and have been incorporated in February (or maybe in the second wave, in April)". Regards Noir 7

Hello Roeland, I'm not a specialist for kepis, but this one seems really strange... Do you have other pictures? kind regards, Noir 7

Hello, As far as I know, there wasn't any hussars regiment in the imperial guard during the 2d Empire. Noir 7

Thank you for your help and all those informations. Regards, Noir 7

2- Preussen EK1 1914, backside detail

2- Preussen EK1 1914, backside

2- Preussen EK1 1914

1- Mecklenburg-Schwerin MVK2 1914, backside

I recently received those two German medals. I'm not a specialist for this country. Could someone confirm me if they are good or not. 1- Mecklenburg-Schwerin, MVK2 1914 Thanks Noir 7

I Have made somme additions/corrections in red. Noir 7 tekst_document_orde_reunie_with_additions.doc

It is the badge of the military firemen's brigade of Paris.

1914-15 = 2 1914-16 = 2 1914-17 = 1 1914-18 = 3

I confirm that it is the Medaille comm?morative d'Indochine (Indochina Service Medal), which is different from the Colonial Medal. The two claps are unofficial: it exists no claps for this medal. Noir 7

I would add that it isn't totally right. In some case, and specially in military affairs, the State still offers the medals: for example, my bronze National Defense Medal and the Commemorative Medal were given. But I had ton paid other medals (silver and gold National Defense Medal, Nation's Gratitude Medal...). I think that War Crosses, Valour Crosses, are offered and Military Medal and Legion of Honour too when they are given for an bravey action. Yours Noir 7

I would add yes and no! In some case, and specially in military affairs, the State still offers the medal: for example

"Promotion du Tchad": in the tradition of Saint Cyr, each class receives a name, the class-name or "nom de promotion". The "1900-1902 class" received the name "Tchad" or "Chad" in english, because this territory became definitively French at this period. Today, the name is chosen at the ministery level among three proposal of the class and are more often heroes, but could be an event too (for example in 2002 "Bicentenary" of the school).

Born in 1920, he could have joined the foreign legion since ~1937 (even if he would not have been very old...) so before the war. @Camerone54: units did not participate in active fighting only in Nord-Africa, Syria or Europe. He could have fought in Ethiopia against Italian in 1941 or in Indochina against Japanese (but in this case, I am ot sure he would have received the bar "Liberation").

It's the badge of a french cavalry and recce regiment of the "arm?e d'Afrique": 3? r?giment de spahis alg?riens (~3rd Algerians Spahis Regiment), which was called from 1945 to 1946 "3? r?giment de spahis alg?riens de reconnaissance" (~3rd Algerians Recce Spahis Regiment). In the "spahis", most of the officiers and NCOs were French and the majority of the troopers were indigenous (from Algeria, Tunisia or Marocco: they were in different regiments).

Hi, it's a very nice document... and an exception. I have checked today the decision that organised the "croix de guerre 1914-1918" (d?cret du 23 avril 1915), and the battalion level doesn't exist! Normally, this leutnant should have receive a regimental level mention. Best

No, those people received a citation at regimental level (or above...) (for example for the "bataillons de chasseurs ? pied"). Noir 7

For the uniform, I don't know. For the medal, I think it's the Legion d'honneur, because it seems to be a star with 5 branches, when the order of Saint-Louis is a cross with 4 branches.