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Médaille Coloniale

This silver/ silvered medal was instituted in 1893 but a number of bars were authorised in connection with World War 2 :

'1940 - Côte des Somalis -1942' / authorized op 26 December 1941.
'Erythree'/ authorized on March 26th, 1942.
'Fezzan'/ authorized on March 26th, 1942.
'Koufra'/ authorized on March 26th 1942.
'Libye'/ authorized on March 26th 1942.
'Ethiopie'/ authorized on August 1st 1942.
'Bir Hakeim 1942'/ authorized on October 1st 1942.
'Fezzan-Tripolitaine'/ authorized on February 23rd 1943.
'AFL'/ authorized on July 25th 1943.
'Tripolitaine'/ authorized on January 7th 1944.
'Tunesie 1942-1943'/ authorized on April 17th 1944.
The medal is granted to thoswe who hava taken part in wars, operations or expeditions in the French colonies and/or protectorates. It corresponds to the British General Service Medal. The obverse shows the head of the reigning Head of State, the reverse shows a globe with a trophy of flags and the inscription: "Médaille Coloniale"
The ribbon is 1.25" wide, coloured pale blue with thin wavy lines running horizontally. Down the centre is a broad vertical white stripe, along the edges a narrow white stripe.

Just like the French government in exile in London, the collaborating Vichy government instituted its own bars "Côte Des Somalis - 1941" and "Levant 1940 - 1941".

Abalan, Michel Henri Charles Marie* June 5th, 1920
† February 16th, 2000

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Magendie, Edmond24-01-191220-03-2000more
Magnat, Louis08-04-191529-08-2012
Magne, Jean23-02-191627-03-1958more
Magny, Henri04-01-191017-05-1944more
Magrin-Vernerey, Raoul Charles "Ralph Monclar"07-02-189203-06-1964more
Mahé, Jean02-06-191702-12-1946more
Mahé, Yves21-11-191929-03-1962more
Maillot, Henri30-03-189902-07-1987more
Mairet, Louis19-06-191603-10-1998more
Maismont, de, Pierre04-02-191119-10-1944more
Malec-Natlacen, Stanislas02-10-191305-08-2004more
Malfettes, Roger20-09-191820-11-2009more
Malin, Henri09-05-191216-03-2003more
Mallet, Horace31-05-190511-06-1942
Mallet, Jean-Pierre24-06-192026-09-2013more
Maloubier, Robert "Bob"02-02-192320-02-2015more
Mantel, Claude17-09-191604-02-1994more
Marchand, Pierre29-09-189310-08-1971more
Marmissolle-Daguerre, Philippe01-01-192118-02-1977more
Marsault, Gérard01-04-191223-10-2000more
Marson, Paul11-07-190630-11-1987more
Marsoun, Vaclac00-00-190300-00-1977
Marteau, Albert23-05-191102-08-1996more
Martin, François Marie René Louis03-08-191612-07-1944more
Martin-Siegfried, Marc21-06-191106-03-1990more
Marty, Albert04-11-190717-04-1984more
Massart, Olivier31-10-191909-05-1968more
Massu, Jacques05-05-190826-10-2002more
Mathieu, Roger01-01-191410-11-1964more
Maugard, Joseph24-12-191311-09-1995
Mauric, Charles10-06-190926-07-1990more
Maurice-Bokanowski, Michel Alfred06-11-191203-05-2005more
Maylié, Roger13-11-192026-04-1967more
Mayol de Lupé, de, Jean21-01-187328-06-1955more
Mazana, André06-02-191322-08-1944more
Maziéras, Alphée24-08-191218-11-1944more
Megret de Devise, Christian13-10-190813-06-1986more
Mélis, Paul21-02-192112-08-1982more
Menestrey, Jacques26-07-191402-03-1997more
Méric, Edouard20-07-190129-05-1973more
Messmer, Pierre20-03-191629-08-2007more
Metzinger, Léon Frédéric Hubert09-11-184204-07-1914more
Meunier, Guy Edmond Louis 'Toto'06-05-192828-06-2018more
Mezan, Paul-Hémir11-08-191218-06-1944more
Millet, René15-08-191009-04-1978more
Mirkin, Victor19-12-190924-11-1944more
Mittelhausser, Eugène07-08-187329-12-1949more
Moguez, Pierre25-04-191307-04-1982more
Monclar, Rémond17-02-189422-10-1972more
Mondenx, René24-01-191112-06-1971more
Monteggiani, Yves04-01-190721-11-1965more
Moore, Fred08-04-192016-09-2017more
Morel, André10-09-191617-09-1979more
Morel, René06-12-190808-05-1974more
Morel-Deville, François15-05-191026-09-1968more
Morlon, Paul06-12-191203-06-1993more
Mouchel-Blaisot, Jacques22-06-192014-07-1990more
Mougin, Emilien08-04-198621-02-2018
Mougin, Louis (Général de division)10-11-187314-01-1955more
Mougin, Paul Henri12-01-188018-07-1918
Mouniro17-04-190730-03-1958more
Moutis, des, Jean Baptiste François Marie11-08-191111-01-1965more
Mufraggi, Jean12-11-191419-11-2009more
Muller, Henri27-12-190021-08-1944more
Muracciole, Jules14-02-190622-10-1995more

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