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1760:Commemorative medal of the 1859 Italian Campaign
1345:Honour medal of the Judicial Protection of Youth
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2082:Political deportation and internment medal
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972:Orders, decorations, and medals of France
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2094:Commemorative medal of the 1939–1945 War
1946:Commemorative medal of the 1914–1918 War
1811:Commemorative medal of the 1870–1871 War
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1572:Volunteer combatant's cross 1914–1918
1160:Honour medal for courage and devotion
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1883:Morocco commemorative medal (1909)
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418:Reverse of the 1939–1945 War Cross
84:Military duty during World War II
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2009:Syria-Cilicia commemorative medal
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622:Légion des Volontaires Français
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1309:Honour medal for firefighters
1007:Order of the Legion of Honour
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2106:Medal of a liberated France
1584:Volunteer combatant's cross
1321:Medal for internal security
1172:Honour medal of Aeronautics
1071:Order of Agricultural Merit
894:"Croix de guerre 1939–1945"
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2690:Order of Merit of Cameroon
2604:Order of Indochinese Merit
2426:Order of the Cross of July
2402:Decoration of the Fidelity
2240:French commemorative medal
1922:Dardanelles campaign medal
1393:Medal of the French Family
1381:Insigne des blessés civils
524:level (World War II only).
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66:2 silver-gilt (gold) stars
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2628:Order of the Black Star
2461:Order of Military Merit
2342:Order of the Iron Crown
2330:Order of Military Merit
1232:Honour medal of customs
1083:Order of Maritime Merit
1059:Order of Academic Palms
423:Mentioned in Despatches
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2616:Order of Saharan Merit
2557:Order of Public Health
2545:Order of Artisan Merit
2378:Decoration of The Lily
2294:Order of Saint Michael
2048:Italian Campaign medal
1644:National Defence Medal
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2485:Order of Social Merit
1934:Orient campaign medal
1357:Honour medal for work
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2581:Order of Sport Merit
2473:Order of Civil Merit
2414:Medal of the wounded
2366:Order of the Reunion
2318:Order of Saint Louis
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717:William Westmoreland
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548:Vichy France version
363:République française
2118:Recusant's insignia
1118:Order of Tahiti Nui
1024:Order of Liberation
386:On every medal and
314:Middle East Theater
251:at any time during
235:, a version of the
208:Croix de Guerre TOE
2216:North Africa medal
1748:Saint Helena Medal
1620:Aeronautical Medal
1476:Médaille militaire
827:Malcolm Muggeridge
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1336:
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1223:
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1199:
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636:
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497:
481:
465:
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424:
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383:
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