Mort pour la France

Mort pour la France

Montaigut-le-Blanc cemetery, tribute to the soldiers killed during the First World War (Puy-de-Dôme, France)
Meaning	lit. 'Died for France'
Context	World War I
Coined by	Code 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.