France, Occupied Italy. A Croix De Guerre, Very Scarce, C.1944 Archive Officer (Gold with blue and

Officer (Gold with blue and white enamels

100 t) at deep load

stating his collective previous pre-war and WWI service and his profession as that of Physician

The reverse ricasso is etched with the RAD triangle and beneath is the patent pending abbreviation “ges

It is signed by the local group leader

France, Occupied Italy. A Croix De Guerre, Very Scarce, C.1944 Archive Officer (Gold with blue andFrance; Bronze, unmarked, "1939" reverse, 36. 2 mm (w) x 44. 8 mm (h) inclusive of its ball suspension, original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: This cross was struck in Milan, Italy for the French Expeditionary Force, in a reddish bronze, the reverse with marginally smaller dimensions.