France, Occupied Italy. A Croix De Guerre, Very Scarce, C.1944 Hold reverse inscribed "PRESENTED BY THE

reverse inscribed "PRESENTED BY THE DOMINION OF CANADA RIFLE ASSOCIATION 1868"

Lüdenscheid) and “Ges

and one on the right seat

1915 with a strength of 35 officers and 942 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel F

the 88th had the extraordinary distinction of having been commanded by twenty-two different officers

France, Occupied Italy. A Croix De Guerre, Very Scarce, C.1944 Hold reverse inscribed "PRESENTED BY THEFrance; 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.