Two new medids were struck for the
war, — the Midaille Mililaire and the
Croix de Guerre. The Medaille is a round
medal on a yellow ribbon of one class
only, and is awarded to officers and
soldiers alike for actual bravery on the
field. The Croix de Guerre is a bronze
cross on a green and red ribbon, and
has three classes, — the Croix de Guerre
dArmee-, which has a bronze palm on the
ribbon, de Corps dArmke, which has a
bronze star on the ribbon, and de Division,
which has a plain ribbon. They are
awarded for different degrees of bravery
OF service to officers and soldiers alike,
and may be won unlimited times. In
aviation a Croix witii palm is given to
an aviator for every enemy plane he is
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ofBcially credited with downing. Thus
Gynemer at the time of his death was
privileged to wear fifty-five pahns on his
ribbon. For the benefit of such as he a
silver palm is worn, representing five
bronze, and a gold pahn in place of ten
bronze. Before this was allowed, Gyne-
mer wore his ribbon with forty odd
palms.
In addition to these there are the
colonial medals and a number of French
decorations whidi have not strictly to do
with the war.
