Médaille Militaire 5 Regiment d’Infanterie Coloniale
$150.00
‘Mort pour la France’ [Died for France]
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Description
This posthumous award for military merit commemorates the sacrifices of a ‘poilu’ named Joseph Alexandre Douarre, a member of the 5th Regiment of French Colonial Infantry during World War I. Douarre, a ‘brave soldier’, was awarded a bronze Croix de Guerre for his actions in January 1915, where he died of his ‘glorious wounds’, according to the handwritten text.
Five years between the action and the recognition is a reflection of the overwhelmed bureaucracy during wartime years. Approximately 1.4 million medals such as this were awarded to soldiers of France, the majority posthumously.
Map Details
Publication Date: 1920
Author: French Ministry of War
Sheet Width (in): 7.75
Sheet Height (in): 12.25
Condition: B-
Condition Description: Heavily worn single-sided sheet featuring two rubberstamps and extensive manuscript annotations. Several splits along folds repaired on verso, though several small holes and chips remain, including one in the lower center that affects the handwriting slightly. Scattered foxing, chipped corners, and other signs of age. Fair condition overall.
$150.00
1 in stock