Médaille de la Gendarmerie nationale
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The Médaille de la Gendarmerie nationale (English: Medal of the National Gendarmerie or Federal Police) is a French military decoration created on 5 September 1949 on proposition of the then Minister of Defence, mister Paul Ramadier.[2] It was originally created in a single grade for award to officiers and NCOs of the Gendarmerie nationale who were cited in the orders of the entire service. Such a citation in the orders of the entire service, and all potential subsequent ones would be denoted by a grenade device on the ribbon as the medal could, and can still only be awarded once to any potential recipient.[2][3] The medal could also be exceptionally awarded to persons not members of the service for important services rendered to the gendarmerie or for help during special missions. These presentations were made without a citation and thus without any ribbon device.[2]
Médaille de la Gendarmerie nationale | |
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Type | State decoration |
Awarded for | Courage |
Presented by | France |
Status | Active |
Established | 5 September 1949 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Croix de la Valeur militaire[1] |
Next (lower) | Medal for the War Wounded[1] |
The medal's statute remained unchanged until a recent 2004 review as detailed below.