A Rare 1940 French Medal For Defence Of Gembloux Archive 5cm (folded) x 10cm

5cm (folded) x 10cm

Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps

1959 at Warneford Hospital

and Wurttemburg: Fire Service Decoration Medal for Twenty-Five Years' Service (bronze

likely by enemy bombardment

A Rare 1940 French Medal For Defence Of Gembloux Archive 5cm (folded) x 10cmBronze, Greek cross base, obverse illustrating a five pointed Moroccan star piercing a swastika, inscribed "VINCERE SCIS", surrounded by an open ended wreath, oak leaves on the left and laurel leaves on the right and engraver marked "MAURICE AVRIL", reverse illustrating a large cross and inscribed "14 16 MAI GEMBLOUX 1940" with oak and laurel leaves in the corners, 39. 5 mm, original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The medal was created on April 7,