Fourragère aux couleurs de la croix de guerre 1914-1918

Fourragère - Croix-de-Guerre

Fourragère aux couleurs de la croix de guerre 1914-1918

From the private collection of a former member of The Legion. (details will be provided if buyer requests).

The modern fourragère of the French Army is awarded to all members of military units which have been awarded a mention in despatches.

The fourragère is normally worn by members of a unit awarded the decoration. When they leave the unit, they have to relinquish the fourragère. However members who took part personally in the actions leading to the award of the fourragère can continue to wear the fourragère, even after leaving the unit. They can only wear a fourragère corresponding to the number of actions they actually took part in. Thus, if a member of a 5-mentions regiment leaves but took part in only two mentioned actions, he can only wear the croix de guerre fourragère and not the médaille militaire fourragère.

Reference:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourragère