Escapees' Medal | |
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Type | Military medal |
Awarded for | Successful escape from internment |
Presented by | France |
Status | Active |
Established | 20 August 1926 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Ordre des Arts et des Lettres |
Next (lower) | Croix du combattant volontaire 1914-1918 |
The Escapees' Medal (French: Médaille des Évadés) is a military award bestowed by the government of France to individuals who were prisoners of war 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 First World War, but also of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. Its statute was later amended to include combatants of the Second World War and later conflicts.[1]