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The ''Médaille militaire'' ((英語:Military Medal)) is a military decoration of the French Republic for other ranks for meritorious service and acts of bravery in action against an enemy force. It is the third highest award of the French Republic, after the Légion d'honneur, a civil and military order, and the ordre de la Libération, a second world war-only order. The ''Médaille militaire'' is therefore the most senior entirely military active French decoration. During World War One, 230 000 ''médailles'' were awarded,〔(historique de la société d'entraide des médaillés militaires ) 〕 when 1 400 000 French Army soldiers were killed and 3 000 000 wounded. For comparison, the UK Military Medal was awarded on 115 000 occasions in World War One, when 673 375 British Army soldiers were killed and 1 643 469 wounded. The award was first established in 1852 by the first President of the French Republic, Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte who may have taken his inspiration from a medal established and awarded by his father, Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland. After the First World War, the Military Medal was also temporarily awarded for wounds received in combat. ==Statute== Like many other French awards, the ''médaille'' can be awarded for different reasons. It can be awarded to foreign nationals serving with or alongside the French armed forces.〔 * To members of the military other than commissioned officers (including enlisted ranks, non-commissioned officers and ''aspirants'' or Officer Designate).〔 * * As an award for valour, it is the second highest award ranking immediately after the Légion d'honneur. * * As an ''in between'' medal for enlisted members, NCO and O(D) awarded the Légion d'honneur for "combat actions", nowadays mostly done posthumously. * * As a service medal, for long-serving NCOs. * To generals and admirals who have been commanders-in-chief, as a supreme award for leadership. These general officers must already have been awarded the grand cross of the Légion d'honneur.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Médaille militaire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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