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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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Laborde-Noguez, de, Jean* September 28th, 1916
† May 13th, 1944

Lafont, Henry* August 10th, 1920
† December 2nd, 2011

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Lagatu, Yves* November 8th, 1914
† September 27th, 1987

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Lager, Gustave* March 30th, 1913
† October 2nd, 1995

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Lalande, André Libéral Emile* May 26th, 1913
† October 19th, 1995

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Langer, Arnaud* September 13th, 1919
† June 3rd, 1955

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Langlois de Bazillac, Jacques* July 29th, 1912
† November 9th, 1950

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Langlois, Pierre* March 16th, 1917
† May 15th, 2013

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Langlois, Xavier* August 24th, 1911
† November 23rd, 1944

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Lantenois, Roger† January 8th, 1986

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Laouénan, Georges* August 11th, 1920
† September 12th, 1987

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Larine, Michel Georges* June 29th, 1906
† June 9th, 1942

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Larminat, de, Edgard René Marie* November 29th, 1895
† July 1st, 1962

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Lasserre, Raymond* December 8th, 1922
† June 26th, 1944

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Laure, Auguste Marie Émile* June 3rd, 1881
† July 3rd, 1957

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Laurent, Edouard* August 5th, 1896
† March 15th, 1972

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Laurent-Champrosay, Jean-Claude* August 19th, 1908
† June 19th, 1944

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Laurentie, Henri Marc Joseph Augustin* August 28th, 1901
† October 9th, 1984

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Lavenir, Roger* October 8th, 1919
† July 31st, 2005

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Lavergne, André* April 3rd, 1913
† October 18th, 1992

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Le Bastard, Louis* May 4th, 1906
† January 23rd, 1945

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Le Carrour, Georges* June 16th, 1915
† August 24th, 1944

Le Cocq, Charles* April 20th, 1898
† March 11th, 1945

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Le Coniac de la Longrays, Guy* October 23rd, 1919
† March 12th, 2001

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Le Goasguen, Charles* May 4th, 1920
† July 4th, 1995

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Le Goffic, Pierre* January 2nd, 1912
† August 22nd, 1944

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Le Gourierec, Pierre* April 10th, 1920
† June 11th, 1942

Le Hénaff, Claude* May 2nd, 1922
† December 20th, 1995

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Le Mière, Jules* December 16th, 1911
† December 18th, 1977

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Le Sant, Georges* December 5th, 1914
† September 13th, 2000

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Le Thomas, Henri* January 5th, 1903
† December 19th, 1964

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Lebois, Marcel* March 2nd, 1916
† July 15th, 1943

Leclerc de Hauteclocque, Philippe François Marie* November 22nd, 1902
† November 28th, 1947

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Legrand, Michel* June 13th, 1918
† May 29th, 1955

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Lemoine, René* December 29th, 1905
† December 19th, 1995

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Léonard, Joseph* January 19th, 1912
† August 12th, 1999

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Lepeltier, René* June 29th, 1906
† April 25th, 1947

Lequesne, Pierre* May 9th, 1904
† October 4th, 1947

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Lesecq, René* August 3rd, 1920
† May 30th, 2010

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Lévy, Roger* August 17th, 1914
† October 17th, 2006

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Lévy-Finger, Henry* October 4th, 1921
† November 24th, 1944

Lhuillier, Jean* June 25th, 1906
† May 17th, 1971

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Lichtwitz, André* October 31st, 1899
† July 19th, 1962

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Limanton, Lucien* December 14th, 1919
† July 28th, 1954

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Litas, Albert* December 20th, 1905
† August 25th, 1944

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Littolff, Albert* October 23rd, 1911
† July 16th, 1943

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Lucchesi, Jean* July 24th, 1918
† November 5th, 2004

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Luizet, Charles* November 10th, 1903
† September 21st, 1947

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Lyautey, Louis Hubert Gonzalve* November 17th, 1854
† July 21st, 1934

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