Members of the French Armed Forces, French nationals
Status
Active
First awarded
17 August 2016
Ribbon of the award bearing a single wound star
Precedence
Next (higher)
Médaille de la Gendarmerie nationale[1]
Next (lower)
Resistance Medal[1]
The Medal for the War Wounded (French: Médaille des blessés de guerre) was originally a mere insignia in the form of an ribbon awarded for wounds received in the line of duty while facing an enemy. The insignia was established by the law of 11 December 1916,[2] based on an idea by the nationalist writer Maurice Barrès. Although originally established as a temporary measure, the insignia survived for a century in some form or another. It could be awarded to wounded soldiers, prisoners of war, to World War II deportees and internees from the French resistance and to soldiers wounded in more recent conflicts.[3] A variety of unofficial medals in the form of a red enamelled star suspended by the same ribbon appeared very early on and although tolerated for wear by the authorities, were not official until recently.
A provisional instruction of 14 April 2015[4] from the French Army High Command began the proceedings which were later ratified in the official decree n° 2016-1130 of 17 August 2016 making the Medal for the War Wounded a state decoration of the French Republic.[5] A recent 2017 amendment further simplified the regulations of this award by allowing all past recipients to keep wearing it but strictly limiting any future award to military personnel.[6]
^ ab"The national system". Grand Chancery of the Legion of Honor. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
^"CIRCULAIRE N° 24950 K of 11 December 1916" (in French). Marc Champenois. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
^Battini, Jean; Zaniewicki, Witold (2003). Guide pratique des décorations françaises actuelles. Paris: LAVAUZELLE. pp. 29–36. ISBN 2-7025-1030-2.
^"INSTRUCTION PROVISOIRE N° 1403 of 14 April 2015" (in French). Marc Champenois. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
^"Decree n° 2016-1130 of 14 April 2015" (in French). Legifrance. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
^"1 January 2017 amendment to Decree n° 2016-1130 of 14 April 2015" (in French). Legifrance. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
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