Poland, Republic. A 1St Grenadier Division In France Medal; 1940-1970 Archive near Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France

near Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France

the date of the accident

the 12 o’clock arm on the reverse is inscribed with “DÜPPEL”

inscribed: "George V by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas

he was attached to the Central Despatch Pool and engaged in taking aircraft from various parts in Britain to the fighting points in France

Poland, Republic. A 1St Grenadier Division In France Medal; 1940-1970 Archive near Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern FranceBronze, 35. 3 mm, original ribbon, bruised, contact marks, very fine. Footnote: The medal was awarded to surviving members of the Polish 1st Grenadier Division in 1970, to mark the 30th anniversary of the participation of the Division in the Battle of France. The unit was formed in France from expatriate Poles, mainly from the mining areas of northern France and Belgium, after the fall of Poland in the Fall of 1939. By mid 1940, it numbered just over