| Croix de la Valeur militaire | |
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 Croix de la Valeur militaire |
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Awarded by  France |
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| Type | Medal |
| Eligibility | Military, law enforcement, civilian personnel |
| Status | Active |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 1956 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Croix de guerre des TOE |
| Next (lower) | Médaille de la Résistance |
| Related | Croix du combattant |
 Ribbon de la Croix de la Valeur militaire |
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The Croix de la Valeur Militaire (Cross of Military Valour) is a military decoration of France that recognizes individual holding a citation for arms earned in theaters of operations which are not subject to the award of the Croix de guerre.
Décoration
Medal: suspended from a ribbon is a 36 mm bronze cross, with the an effigy of the Republic crowned with a wreath, with the edge ebossed: "REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE". On the reverse is the inscription: "Croix de la Valeur militaire".
Ribbon: a red bar with three vertical white bands: a centered 7 mm band, with a smaller 2 mm band on each end.
References
- Fournier, Henry-Jacques (2005). La marque du courage: croix de guerre, valeur militaire. Paris: LBM. OCLC 239619995.
- This article incorporates information from the revision as of February 2009 of the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.
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