Insigne des blessés militaires

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The Insigne des blessés militaires (emblem of military wounds) is a French military decoration for wounds received in the line of duty. It was instituted by a law of 11 December 1916, after an idea by the nationalist writer Maurice Barrès. It can be awarded to wounded soldiers, prisoners of war, deportees and internees from the Résistance de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, then to soldiers wounded in more recent conflicts - in the words of the law, "to soldiers under arms who have received an injury in the course of military operations or in maintaining order, in the presence of the enemy or due to enemy action" and (by an extending decree of 8 November 1952) "to prisoners and internees, as well as prisoners of war, wounded in the course of their detention". War injuries are recognized and confirmed, using a certificate of the origin of injury, a detailed report, pension notifications, etc., by the different bodies of the three military arms.