Poland, Republic. A 1St Grenadier Division In France Medal; 1940-1970 Archive with a vertically oriented Karabiner

with a vertically oriented Karabiner 98k with the bayonet attached to the front of the barrel and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle superimposed on the wreath

near Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France

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

finished with a flattened u-shaped finial

Poland, Republic. A 1St Grenadier Division In France Medal; 1940-1970 Archive with a vertically oriented KarabinerBronze, 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