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The medal can be awarded to both French citizens and foreign nationals serving in the ranks of the French armed forces. Civilians and members of the military killed, or who have died as a result of wounds received during an escape attempt, are automatically awarded the medal.
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and who successfully escaped internment or died as a result of their escape attempt. The "Escapees' Medal" was established by a 1926 law, intended to honour combatants not only of the
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ribbon with a 7 mm wide central orange stripe and 2 mm wide longitudinal orange stripes located 2 mm from the ribbon's outer edges.
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The
Escapees' Medal is a 30 mm in diameter circular medal struck from bronze. Its design is from the French engraver A. Dubois. Its
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were established by decree on 7 April 1927 and read as follows:
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North Africa
Security and Order Operations Commemorative Medal
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was established by law on 2 October 1926 and read as follows:
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Medal for deportation and internment for acts of resistance
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Honour medal for civilian personnel of the
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Honour medal for youth, sports and associative engagements
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Commemorative medal for voluntary service in Free France
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Defence and
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Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures
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1481:Commemorative medal of the 1859 Italian Campaign
1066:Honour medal of the Judicial Protection of Youth
254:Croix du combattant volontaire de la RĂ©sistance
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1949:United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon medal
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558:(in French). Angers: 2 régiment de Dragons.
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406:Foreign Legion Sergeant Peter J. Ortiz
396:Lieutenant-Colonel Dimitri Amilakhvari
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1293:Volunteer combatant's cross 1914–1918
881:Honour medal for courage and devotion
533:. Paris: LAVAUZELLE. pp. 91–94.
431:Resistance leader Rene-Georges Laurin
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1425:Military Health Service honour medal
1377:Medal for voluntary military service
977:Honour medal of 1st degree education
370:, a recipient of the Escapees' Medal
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2111:Decoration of the Bordeaux Armband
1604:Morocco commemorative medal (1909)
965:Honour medal of Waters and Forests
441:General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
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1257:Medal of the National Gendarmerie
1090:Honour medal of Civil Engineering
554:Giudicelli, Bernard (June 2012).
446:Resistance fighter Émile Allegret
391:Lieutenant General Marcel Bigeard
358:Notable recipients (partial list)
50:Successful escape from internment
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139:Reverse of the Escapees' Medal
99:Ribbon for the Escapees' Medal
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1030:Honour medal for firefighters
728:Order of the Legion of Honour
571:Histoire de l'armée française
421:General Raoul Magrin-Vernerey
416:General Paul Arnaud de FoĂŻard
118:Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
2361:Order of the Star of Anjouan
313:Auschwitz concentration camp
231:From a prisoner of war camp;
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1827:Medal of a liberated France
1305:Volunteer combatant's cross
1042:Medal for internal security
893:Honour medal of Aeronautics
792:Order of Agricultural Merit
426:Warrant Officer Raymond Duc
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195:The award criteria for the
183:The award criteria for the
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2147:Order of the Cross of July
2123:Decoration of the Fidelity
1961:French commemorative medal
1643:Dardanelles campaign medal
1114:Medal of the French Family
1102:Insigne des blessés civils
594:(in French). 29 April 2014
569:Montagnon, Pierre (1997).
411:General Edgard de Larminat
386:General Marie-Pierre KĹ“nig
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1209:Croix de guerre 1914–1918
989:Penitentiary honour medal
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917:Agricultural honour medal
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33:Escapees' Medal (obverse)
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495:List of prisoners of war
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2349:Order of the Black Star
2182:Order of Military Merit
2063:Order of the Iron Crown
2051:Order of Military Merit
953:Honour medal of customs
804:Order of Maritime Merit
780:Order of Academic Palms
573:(in French). Pygmalion.
436:General Pierre Billotte
401:Journalist Michel Moine
2462:Prisoner-of-war medals
2337:Order of Saharan Merit
2278:Order of Public Health
2266:Order of Artisan Merit
2099:Decoration of The Lily
2015:Order of Saint Michael
1769:Italian Campaign medal
1365:National Defence Medal
856:Decorations and medals
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1655:Orient campaign medal
1078:Honour medal for work
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2194:Order of Civil Merit
2135:Medal of the wounded
2087:Order of the Reunion
2039:Order of Saint Louis
1441:Commemorative medals
657:France Phaléristique
490:Prisoner-of-war camp
337:REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE
286:2nd Dragoon Regiment
1839:Recusant's insignia
839:Order of Tahiti Nui
745:Order of Liberation
647:Médaille des évadés
345:MÉDAILLE DES ÉVADÉS
185:Franco-Prussian War
169:Franco-Prussian War
153:Médaille des Évadés
1937:North Africa medal
1469:Saint Helena Medal
1341:Aeronautical Medal
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