Orient campaign medal
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The Orient campaign medal (French: "Médaille commémorative d'Orient") was a French military medal bestowed for participation in the battles against the Central Powers by the Allied Eastern Army between 1915 and 1918.
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Orient campaign medal | |
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Type | Campaign medal |
Awarded for | Service with the French Army of the Orient prior to 11 November 1918 |
Presented by | France |
Eligibility | French nationals and foreign nationals |
Status | No longer awarded |
Established | 15 June 1926 |
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These battles culminated in the 1918 successful offensive under French general Louis Franchet d'Espèrey in Macedonia knocking Bulgaria out of the war and the overrunning of much of the Balkans.