| Croix de la Valeur militaire | |
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Croix de la Valeur militaire |
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| Awarded by France | |
| Type | Medal |
| Eligibility | Military |
| Status | Active |
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| Established | 1956 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Croix de guerre des TOE |
| Next (lower) | Médaille de la Gendarmerie nationale |
| 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 mention in Dispatches earned in theaters of operations which are not subject to the award of the Croix de guerre.
The medal is awarded only for valor, at different levels.
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.
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