A Rare 1940 French Medal For Defence Of Gembloux Archive and Wurttemburg: Fire Service Decoration

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

Iron Cross 2nd Class

WWI Bravery Medal - Type IV (1914-1916)

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

likely by enemy bombardment

A Rare 1940 French Medal For Defence Of Gembloux Archive and Wurttemburg: Fire Service DecorationBronze, 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,