France: War Cross - Croix de Guerre, reverse dated 1939, correct ribbon for 1939 issue, one Bronze Citation Star for a citation at a regiment or brigade level. Ribbon complete with two pronged wearing pin as issued. Scarce.
Condition: Good Very Fine.
The award was created on 26 September 1939, 23 days after the outbreak of World War II, and attributed to military personnel who received an individual citation for feats of arms. Stars were for citations at corps, divisional, brigade or regimental level. This cross was superseded by the 1939-1940 version, awarded by the Vichy Government, after the fall of France in the summer of 1940 and is thus relatively scarce.
