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{{Short description|French legal expression}}
{{Short description|French legal expression}}
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{{lang|fr|'''Mort pour la France'''}} ({{lit|died for France}}) is a legal expression in France and an honour awarded to people who died during a conflict, usually in service of the country.
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[[Image:Montaigut-le-Blanc plaque cimetiere 0707.jpg|200 px|thumb|[[Montaigut-le-Blanc, Puy-de-Dôme|Montaigut-le-Blanc]] cemetery, tribute to the soldiers killed during the First World War ([[Puy-de-Dôme]], France).]]
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| caption = [[Montaigut-le-Blanc, Puy-de-Dôme|Montaigut-le-Blanc]] cemetery, tribute to the soldiers killed during the First World War ([[Puy-de-Dôme]], France)
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| meaning = {{lit|Died for France}}
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| context = [[World War I]]
| coined_by = ''Code des pensions militaires d'invalidité et des victimes de guerre''
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{{lang|fr|'''Mort pour la France'''}} ({{IPA|fr|mɔʁ puʁ la fʁɑ̃s}}, {{lit|died for France}}) is a legal expression in France and an honour awarded to people who died during a conflict, usually in service of the country.


== Definition ==
== Definition ==


The term is defined in L.488 to L.492 (bis) of the ''Code des pensions militaires d'invalidité et des victimes de guerre''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.codes-et-lois.fr/code-des-pensions-militaires-d-invalidite-et-des-victimes-de-la-guerre/toc-etat-civil-sepultures-mention-mort-pour-france-af038cc-texte-integral |title=Code des pensions militaires d'invalidité et des victimes de la guerre - Chapitre Ier : Mention "Mort pour la France" |publisher=Codes-et-lois.fr |access-date=2014-05-02}}</ref> It applied to members of the [[French Armed Forces|French military]] forces who died in action or from an injury or an illness contracted during the service during the [[World War I|First]] and [[World War II|Second World War]]s, the [[First Indochina War|Indochina]] and [[Algeria War]]s, and fighting in [[Morocco]] and the [[Tunisian War of Independence]], and to civilians killed during these conflicts. Both French citizens and volunteers of other citizenship are eligible to honor.
The term is defined in L.488 to L.492 (bis) of the ''Code des pensions militaires d'invalidité et des victimes de guerre''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.codes-et-lois.fr/code-des-pensions-militaires-d-invalidite-et-des-victimes-de-la-guerre/toc-etat-civil-sepultures-mention-mort-pour-france-af038cc-texte-integral |title=Code des pensions militaires d'invalidité et des victimes de la guerre - Chapitre Ier : Mention "Mort pour la France" |publisher=Codes-et-lois.fr |access-date=2014-05-02}}</ref> It applied to members of the [[French Armed Forces|French military]] forces who died in action or from an injury or an illness contracted during service during the [[World War I|First]] and [[World War II|Second World War]]s, the [[First Indochina War|Indochina]] and [[Algeria War]]s, and fighting in [[Morocco]] and the [[Tunisian War of Independence]], as well as to civilians killed during these conflicts. Both French citizens and volunteers of other citizenship are eligible to be honored.


== Administration ==
== Administration ==
The words "Mort pour la France" records on the [[death certificate]].
The words "Mort pour la France" are recorded on the [[death certificate]].


The status is awarded by
The status is awarded by
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* state minister responsible for national defense.
* state minister responsible for national defense.


Additionally diploma «Aux morts de la grande guerre, la patrie reconnaissante» is awarded to family of
Additionally the diploma «Aux morts de la grande guerre, la patrie reconnaissante» is awarded to the family of
* military man of land or navy forces, who died during First World War, or
* military men of the land or naval forces, who died during the First World War, or
* military man of land, navy or air forces, or member of [[Free France|Free France / Fighting France]] (Forces françaises libres, FFL / Forces françaises combattantes, FFC), [[French Forces of the Interior]] (Forces françaises de l'Intérieur, FFI), or the [[French Resistance]], who died during Second World War.
* military men of the land, naval or air forces, or members of [[Free France|Free France / Fighting France]] (Forces françaises libres, FFL / Forces françaises combattantes, FFC), the [[French Forces of the Interior]] (Forces françaises de l'Intérieur, FFI), or the [[French Resistance]], who died during the Second World War.


Diploma is awarded by minister responsible for veterans and war victims.
This diploma is awarded by the minister responsible for veterans and war victims.


== Copyright ==
== Copyright ==
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* [[Luc Dietrich]] (1944)
* [[Luc Dietrich]] (1944)
* [[Benjamin Fondane]] (1944)
* [[Benjamin Fondane]] (1944)
* Charles Hainchelin (1944)
* [[Charles Hainchelin]] (1944)
* [[Maurice Halbwachs]] (1945)
* [[Maurice Halbwachs]] (1945)
* [[Max Jacob]] (1944)
* [[Max Jacob]] (1944)
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* [[Guy Môquet]] (1941)
* [[Guy Môquet]] (1941)
* [[Jean Moulin]] (1943)
* [[Jean Moulin]] (1943)
* [[Marie Politzer]] (1943)
* [[Missak Manouchian]] (1944)
* [[Missak Manouchian]] (1944)
* [[Szlama Grzywacz]] (1944)
* [[Szlama Grzywacz]] (1944)
* [[Thomas Elek]] (1944)
* [[Thomas Elek]] (1944)
* [[Spartaco Fontano]] (1944)
* [[Spartaco Fontanot]] (1944)
* [[Wolf Wajsbrot]] (1944)
* [[Wolf Wajsbrot]] (1944)
* [[Joseph Epstein]] (1944)
* [[Joseph Epstein]] (1944)
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Others officially declared "Mort pour la France".
Others officially declared "Mort pour la France".
* [[Georges Peignot]] (1915)
* [[Georges Peignot]] (1915)
* [[Roger Claudel]] (1944)
* [[Raoul Minot]] (1945)<ref>{{cite news|first=Philippe |last=Broussard |title=La photo retrouvée de Raoul Minot, le « photographe fantôme » du Paris occupé |trans-title=The photo of Raoul Minot, the “ghost photographer” of occupied Paris, found |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/series-d-ete/article/2024/09/14/la-photo-retrouvee-de-raoul-minot-le-photographe-fantome-du-paris-occupe_6317227_3451060.html |publisher=[[Le Monde]] |lang=French |date=2024-09-14 |accessdate=2024-09-14}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 21:41, 15 December 2024

Mort pour la France
Montaigut-le-Blanc cemetery, tribute to the soldiers killed during the First World War (Puy-de-Dôme, France)
Meaninglit. 'Died for France'
ContextWorld War I
Coined byCode des pensions militaires d'invalidité et des victimes de guerre

Mort pour la France (French pronunciation: [mɔʁ puʁ la fʁɑ̃s], lit. 'died for France') is a legal expression in France and an honour awarded to people who died during a conflict, usually in service of the country.

Definition

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The term is defined in L.488 to L.492 (bis) of the Code des pensions militaires d'invalidité et des victimes de guerre.[1] It applied to members of the French military forces who died in action or from an injury or an illness contracted during service during the First and Second World Wars, the Indochina and Algeria Wars, and fighting in Morocco and the Tunisian War of Independence, as well as to civilians killed during these conflicts. Both French citizens and volunteers of other citizenship are eligible to be honored.

Administration

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The words "Mort pour la France" are recorded on the death certificate.

The status is awarded by

Additionally the diploma «Aux morts de la grande guerre, la patrie reconnaissante» is awarded to the family of

  • military men of the land or naval forces, who died during the First World War, or
  • military men of the land, naval or air forces, or members of Free France / Fighting France (Forces françaises libres, FFL / Forces françaises combattantes, FFC), the French Forces of the Interior (Forces françaises de l'Intérieur, FFI), or the French Resistance, who died during the Second World War.

This diploma is awarded by the minister responsible for veterans and war victims.

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French copyright law gives a special 30 years extension of copyright to creative artists declared "Mort pour la France" over the usual 70 years post mortem (article L. 123-10).[2][3][4][5]

Writers

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List of writers officially declared "Mort pour la France".

Composers

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List of composers officially declared "Mort pour la France".

Resistance fighters

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List of resistance fighters officially declared "Mort pour la France"

Others

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Others officially declared "Mort pour la France".

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Code des pensions militaires d'invalidité et des victimes de la guerre - Chapitre Ier : Mention "Mort pour la France"". Codes-et-lois.fr. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
  2. ^ "Code de la Propriété Intellectuelle (Livre I - Titre II)". Celog.fr. Archived from the original on 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
  3. ^ "The Little Prince and the Public Domain". 27 December 2012.
  4. ^ Angelopoulos, Christina (13 September 2012). "The Myth of European Term Harmonisation: 27 Public Domains for the 27 Member States". International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law. Rochester, NY. SSRN 2145862.
  5. ^ Rybicka, Katarzyna (23 January 2015). "The Little Prince: almost in the Public Domain". Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  6. ^ Broussard, Philippe (2024-09-14). "La photo retrouvée de Raoul Minot, le « photographe fantôme » du Paris occupé" [The photo of Raoul Minot, the “ghost photographer” of occupied Paris, found] (in French). Le Monde. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
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