Map of the fighter
Verified 03 May 2023 - Legal and Administrative Information Directorate (Prime Minister)
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You must, as a member of the French armed forces or as a civilian, have taken part in certain conflicts or operations. These are the following operations or conflicts:
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External operations (Opex)
For armed conflicts or missions carried out in accordance with France's international obligations and commitments, you must complete at least 1 of the following conditions :
- Total at least 4 months of service
- To have belonged to a unit that has experienced 9 fire or combat actions during his time of presence
- Have personally participated in 5 fire or combat actions
- Having been detained by the adversary and deprived of the protection of the Geneva Conventions (military only)
- Have been a member of a unit recognized as a combatant for at least 90 days
- Having been held in long captivity
- Having been evacuated for an injury or illness acquired while on duty in a unit recognized as a combatant
- Having received an injury recognized as a war injury by the military authority
- To have been the subject of an individual quotation with a cross
North African conflicts (1952-1964)
For services in Algeria (31 October 1954 - 31 July 1964) and fighting in Tunisia (1er January 1952 - July 2, 1962) or Morocco (1er june 1953 - july 2, 1962), you must complete at least 1 of the following conditions :
- Total at least 4 months of service, with no obligation to have belonged to a fighting unit. Services performed after 2 July: 962 are taken into account if they have not been interrupted.
- To have belonged to a unit that has experienced 9 fire or combat actions during his time of presence
- Have personally participated in 5 fire or combat actions
- Having been detained by the adversary and deprived of the protection of the Geneva Conventions (military only)
- Have been a member of a unit recognized as a combatant for at least 90 days
- Having been evacuated for an injury or illness acquired while on duty in a unit recognized as a combatant
- Having received an injury recognized as a war injury by the military authority
- To have been the subject of an individual quotation with a cross
Other conflicts
You must complete at least 1 of the following conditions :
- Have been a member of a unit recognized as a combatant for at least 90 days
- Having been held in long captivity
- Having been evacuated for an injury or illness acquired while on duty in a unit recognized as a combatant
- Having received an injury recognized as a war injury by the military authority
- To have been individually quoted with a cross
Approach
You can do this entirely online or by mail:
By mail
French resident in France
You must provide the following:
- Copy of your identity card
- Photo ID
- Any military document (copy or original)
- Cerfa Form No. 15409
Application for a Veteran's Card and Nation's Recognition Certificate
You must send these documents to the services of the ONACVG on which your home depends:
Foreigner resident in France
You must provide the following:
- Copy of a document proving your identity
- Copy of valid residence permit
- Photo ID
- Any military document (copy or original)
- Cerfa Form No. 15409
Application for a Veteran's Card and Nation's Recognition Certificate
You must send these documents to the services of the ONACVG on which your home depends:
French or foreigners residing outside France
You must provide the following:
- Cerfa Form No. 15409
- Documents shown on this form
Application for a Veteran's Card and Nation's Recognition Certificate
You must send these documents to ONACVG:
Response Time
The response time is up to 2 months.
If you have not received a response within 2 months of filing your application, your application is rejected.
The fighter card gives you access to the following rights:
- Retirement of the fighter
- Benefits of being an EU nationalONACVG: titleContent
- Nation's recognition title
- Wearing the fighter's cross
- Increase in a mutual pension by the State
- From your 74e birthday, obtaining an additional half-share family quotient for income tax purposes.
- Tricolor flag on coffin
FYI
On the death of the holder of the war card, his or her spouse (widow or widow) or Civil partnership partner, who is at least 74 years of age and who lives without a dependent, receives an additional half share of the family quotient for income tax purposes.
Who can help me?
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- Retirement of the fighterService-Public.fr
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- Veteran, or widow of veteran, does this change my tax?Ministry of Finance