Fourragère
![Blue and red fourragère of the Croix de Guerre TOE worn by a soldier of the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI). The fourragère is the braided cord passing under the medals and around the soldier's side.](/Images/godic/202501/14/Fourragere_2e_REI_2007_07_140710.jpg")
![General Graves B. Erskine wears the fourragère with the cords hanging over the sleeve, a mark of being in the military unit when the award was made. Soldiers and Marines who are later assigned to the unit do not wear the outside cords. Graves B. Erskine, then platoon leader in the 6th Marine Regiment, was authorized to wear the fourragère as an individual decoration.](/Images/godic/202501/14/ErskineGB_Gen_USMC0710.jpg")
![Fourragères des RICM[2] und des 3°REI[3]](/Images/godic/202501/14/Fourragère_du_RICM0710.jpg")
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The fourragère is a military award, distinguishing military units as a whole, that is shaped as a braided cord. The award has been firstly adopted by France, followed by other nations such as the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, and Luxembourg. The latter has not been awarded to foreign units.