North Africa Security and Order Operations Commemorative Medal information
Award
North Africa Security and Order Operations Commemorative Medal
North Africa Security and Order Operations Commemorative Medal with clasps "ALGÉRIE" and "MAURITANIE"
Type
Commemorative Medal
Awarded for
Military service in North Africa between 1952 and 1964
Presented by
France
Eligibility
French citizens and foreign nationals serving in the ranks of the French Foreign Legion
Status
No longer awarded
Established
11 January 1958
Ribbon of the North Africa Security and Order Operations Commemorative Medal
Precedence
Next (higher)
Indochina Campaign commemorative medal
Next (lower)
Middle East operations commemorative medal
Reverse of the pre January 1958 variantReverse of the post January 1958 variantFighter ace Pierre Clostermann, a recipient of the Commemorative Medal for Security Operations and Maintenance of OrderColonel Antoine Battesti, a recipient of the Commemorative Medal for Security Operations and Maintenance of Order
The Commemorative Medal for Security Operations and the Maintenance of Order (French: "Médaille Commémorative des Opérations de Sécurité et de Maintien de l'Ordre en Afrique du Nord") is a French commemorative medal established in the late 1950s for award to members of the French armed forces and French civil servants under military authority for service in French North Africa during the hectic years that would become the end of French colonialism in the region.[1]
^Battini, Jean; Zaniewicki, Witold (2003). Guide pratique des décorations françaises actuelles. Paris: LAVAUZELLE. pp. 213–216. ISBN 2-7025-1030-2.
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