Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures
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The Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieurs, also called the Croix de Guerre TOE for short, is a French military award denoting citations earned in combat in foreign countries. The Armistice of November 11, 1918 ended the war between France and Germany, but French soldiers continued fighting in theatres outside metropolitan France. Combat operations continued in Syria, Palestine, Constantinople, Morocco, French West Africa and French Equatorial Africa.
War Cross for foreign operational theatres (obverse)
Reverse of the War Cross for foreign operational theatres
General Mariano Goybet, a recipient of the Croix de Guerre TOE
General Paul Azan, a recipient of the Croix de Guerre TOE
Mentioned in dispatches
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To be mentioned in dispatches describes a member of the armed forces whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which their gallant or meritorious action in the face of the enemy is described.
A Victory Medal 1914–18 with Mention in Despatches (copy British) oak leaf spray
Formal notice of a soldier in the Motor Machine Gun Service mentioned in despatches, by Field Marshal Sir John French for gallantry at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle, signed by Secretary of State for War Winston Churchill.
A Croix de Guerre (awarded to Col. Brébant) with four acknowledgments: 1 bronze palm 1 silver gilt star 1 silver star 1 bronze star