A Rare 1940 French Medal For Defence Of Gembloux Archive 1959 at Warneford Hospital

1959 at Warneford Hospital

likely by enemy bombardment

20th of July 1940 he was issued his work book (arbeitsbuch

with the canal ranking as one of the outstanding engineering feats of the twentieth century

A Rare 1940 French Medal For Defence Of Gembloux Archive 1959 at Warneford HospitalBronze, 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,