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    strategic significance of the region. It comes from the French word "cordon militaire" which translates into military belt. In this case, it refers to a...
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  • The seminal use of cordon sanitaire (French: [kɔʁdɔ̃ sanitɛʁ]; lit. 'sanitary cordon') as a metaphor for ideological containment referred to "the system...
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  • known as the Institution of Military Merit (French: Institution du Mérite militaire), was a French military order that was created on 10 March 1759 by King...
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    Grand Cordon in case, from the reign of Albert I. Grand Cordon badge (obverse). Grand Cordon set of insignia. Grand Cordon badge (reverse). Grand Cordon breast...
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    known as the Grand aigle (Grand Eagle), and later in 1814 as the Grand cordon (big sash, literally "big ribbon"). After Napoleon crowned himself Emperor...
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    Aimable Pélissier (category École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr alumni)
     United Kingdom: Crimea Medal  Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold  Kingdom of Sardinia: Grand Cordon of the Military Order of Savoy  Kingdom of...
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    Greece and the Netherlands, the US Legion of Merit and the French Médaille Militaire, are testament to the international recognition of his contribution to...
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    Raoul Salan (category École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr alumni)
    duration of the war on 2 August 1917, he was accepted in the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr on 21 August 1917, being assigned to the cadet student platoon...
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    et militaire) to be awarded for bravery on the battlefield as well as for civilian accomplishments. It had three classes: grand cross (grand cordon); commander...
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    Order of Ouissam Hafidien. It is awarded in five classes: Grand Cordon (Grand cordon), Grand Officer (Grand Officier), Commander (Commandeur), Officer...
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    admitted to the highest-ranking military educational program at École Militaire by invitation from the French Minister of Defense. Prince Joachim graduated...
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  • former programs. Nonetheless, most other parties initially continued the cordon sanitaire which was implemented against the former party, effectively blocking...
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    International Military Sports Council (IMSC) or Conseil International du Sport Militaire (CISM), is an international sports association, established in 1948 and...
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    Staats-Handbuch für das Königreich Hannover. Berenberg. 1854. pp. 33 63. "Militaire Willems-Orde: Romanov, Constantin Nicolajevitsj" [Military William Order:...
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    Prince Yasuhiko Asaka (category École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr alumni)
    and 1923, Prince Asaka studied military tactics at the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr in France, along with his half-brother Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni...
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  • numbering) and the Médaille militaire  Spain Grand Cross – Yellow Decoration of the Order of Military Merit  Japan Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising...
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    Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold, 25 July 1855  Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Elephant, 2 September 1861 French Empire: Médaille militaire Commemorative...
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    Ōyama Iwao (category École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr alumni)
    United States. In 1870, Ōyama was sent overseas to the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr in France (August 1870 – March 1871) to study and was appointed...
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    2020. Belgian Monarchy (20 May 2020). "Bijna klaar voor de Koninklijke Militaire School..." [Almost ready for the Royal Military School...]. Twitter (in...
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    Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (category Grand Cordons of the Order of the Precious Crown)
    Nassau -Geschiedenis Militaire Willems Orde". Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2018. "Militaire Willems-Orde voor prinses...
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    preparing his first book on military theory: Traité des grandes operations militaires (Treatise on Major Military Operations). Michel Ney, one of Napoleon's...
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    Naples. Pope Francis declared the king a Servant of God.  Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold, 9 June 1855  Spain: Knight of the Order of the...
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    François Lecointre (category École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr alumni)
    preparatory classes at the Prytanée National Militaire in La Flèche. He subsequently studied at the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr (Promotion Général Monclar)...
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    Prince Fushimi Sadanaru (category École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr alumni)
    and Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, Grand Cordon of the Order...
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    Danish). Syddansk Universitetsforlag. p. 465. ISBN 978-87-7674-434-2. Militaire Willems-Orde: Hessen-Darmstadt, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig IV. Karl Grossherzog...
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    April 1864 French Empire: Grand Cross of the Legion of honour Médaille militaire Kingdom of Greece: Grand Cross of the Redeemer  Kingdom of Hanover: Grand...
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    Akiyama Yoshifuru (category École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr alumni)
    He was the only Japanese officer sent to study at the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr at a time when the rest of the Japanese Army had turned to...
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  • signed at Paris, February 19, 1921 (1923 LNTSer 87; 18 LNTS 11) Accord militaire franco–polonais Paris, 19 février 1921: Documents Diplomatiques Francais:...
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    Retrieved on 21 February 2015. (in Dutch) Koninklijke ere-commando's en militaire erefuncties Archived 16 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Nationaal Militair...
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    St. Stephen, 1849 Service Cross for Officers (25 years)  Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold, 12 May 1845  Brazil: Grand Cross of the Southern...
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