Poland, Republic. A 1St Grenadier Division In France Medal; 1940-1970 Newly Listed unmarked but with the physical

unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by the Berlin-based firm of Godet

Royal Pioneer Corps Cap Badge

on period bronze replacement ring

circumscribed “БОЖИЯ И НАРОДНА ВОЛЯ” (By the will of the Prince and the People)

with lateral loop for suspension from original neck ribbon

Poland, Republic. A 1St Grenadier Division In France Medal; 1940-1970 Newly Listed unmarked but with the physicalBronze, 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