The Médaille commémorative de la campagne d'Indochine (English: Memorial medal of the Indochina campaign) was a French military medal established on 1 August 1953 for the participants of the Indochina War

First Indochina War

The First Indochina War was fought in French Indochina from December 19, 1946, until August 1, 1954, between the French Union's French Far East...

. The medal was created to honor the members of the French Far East Expeditionary Corps

French Far East Expeditionary Corps

The French Far East Expeditionary Corps was a colonial expeditionary force of the French Union Army sent in French Indochina in 1945 during the Pacific War.-Pacific War :...

, regular and reserve, for service in Indochina

Indochina

The Indochinese peninsula, is a region in Southeast Asia. It lies roughly southwest of China, and east of India. The name has its origins in the French, Indochine, as a combination of the names of "China" and "India", and was adopted when French colonizers in Vietnam began expanding their territory...

. Recipients were members of the French Armed Forces and volunteers from the French Union

French Union

The French Union was a political entity created by the French Fourth Republic to replace the old French colonial system, the "French Empire" and to abolish its "indigenous" status.-History:...

, who fought at least 90 days between 16 August 1945 and 27 July 1954. Crews of troop transports were also eligible for this award.