"HMS Renown" 1943 Calendar

A5 card featuring the ship's badge over a photo of the battleship with the 1943 calendar beneath. The monthly pages are all present and intact with several dates ringed or underlined. The reverse has a faded handwritten dedication. A navy-blue ribbon-loop is attached to the top for suspension.
Minor age wear only.  read more

Code: 52886

Third Reich : Willrich Postcard of Kriegsmarine Kapitänleutnant Günther Prien.

146mm x 105mm coloured portrait postcard by artist W Willrich from the 1940 VDA Schulsammlung series. The sketch is dated 1939. The card is captioned on the reverse "Kapitänleutnant Prien, Commander of one of the successful U-Boote, the victor of Scapa Flow".
Günther Prien was awarded the Knights Cross on 18 October 1939 and the Oakleaves (5th) on 20 October 1940. He was killed on 8 Ma...  read more

Code: 52881

Third Reich : Willrich Postcard of Kriegsmarine Kapitänleutnant Herbert Schultze.

146mm x 105mm un-used partially coloured postcard sketch by artist W Willrich. The sketch is dated 1939. This is from the VDA 'Unsere U-Boot-Waffe"' series and is captioned "Kapitänleutnant Schultze, one of our most successful U-Boot Commanders". Excellent condition.
Herbert Schultze received the Knights Cross on 1 March 1940 and the Oakleaves (15th) on 12 June 1941. He survived the w...  read more

Code: 52880

France : Cross of Military Valour (Croix de la Valeur Militaire).

First established in 1956 to reward gallantry in a similar way to the earlier Croix de Guerre. This is a current decoration and has been awarded for operations ranging from Algeria to Iraq and Syria. The bronze star on the ribbon indicates that the award was granted in recognition of a mention in dispatches at regimental level. There is some verdigris on the head of the republic on the obver...  read more

Code: 52876

France : WW1 1914-1918 Croix de Guerre.

Bronze cross with ribbon.  read more

Code: 52874

France : Combatants Cross (Croix du Combattant).

Bronze cross with original ribbon.  read more

Code: 52872

France : Medal for the Campaign in the Orient (Médaille d'Orient).

Bronze medal with decorative crescent & wreath ring-suspender complete with original (faded) ribbon. The ribbon has possibly been pinned to a display board. Excellent condition.  read more

Code: 52871

France : Order of Social Merit, Knights grade (Ordre de Mérite Social, Chevalier).

Attractive seven-pointed light-blue enamelled star with white enamel central medallion. A laurel wreath appears between the arms of the star. The reverse medallion bears 'Ministere du Travail' (Ministry of Work). The award is complete with its original ribbon and is in excellent condition with no damage whatsoever to the enamel.  read more

Code: 52870

France : Merit Medal of the Railway Employees (Médaille des Cheminots).

Gilt medal, 31mm dia named to G. Allard, 1949 complete with original ribbon with its two-prong pin-fixing on the reverse. Excellent condition.  read more

Code: 52869

France : Medal of the industrial Society of the East (Médaille de la Societé Industrielle de l'Est).

Silver medal 36mm dia named to Melle J Lagrange complete with original ribbon with its two-prong pin fixing on the reverse. Excellent condition.  read more

Code: 52868