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F872
Commemoration Medal Awarded to French Soldiers
who fought
in Holland in 1940
FRANCE: WW2 Commemorative medal for the
French troops
that took part in the defencive
operations in Netherlands
during the German invasion in
1940. These forces were mainly
Units of the French 7th Army under the
command of General Giraud.
The Allied forces were soon driven back
from Belgium and
Southern Holland by the German 9th
Panzer Division of the
Wehrmacht
.
One of the rarest French WW2 medals.