France. A Military Order Of The French Alliance, Commander In Gold, C.1890 certificate_of_authenticity resigned his commission on July

resigned his commission on July 1

followed by a posting to the 3rd Reserve Battalion on February 24

Footnote: The Glider Pilot Regiment was a British airborne forces unit of the Second World War

Georg Ludwigstorff - Author of Austrian Orders and Decorations

exhibiting scattered bubbling and contact marks on the exterior

France. A Military Order Of The French Alliance, Commander In Gold, C.1890 certificate_of_authenticity resigned his commission on July(Ordre Militaire de Alliance Franaise, commandeur) Pale blue enamel cross bottony with three gilt ribbed rays between each arm, on loop and ribbon ring suspension; the face with an oval medallion imposed centrally, a gilt stippled ground bearing an escutcheon with black, white and black enamel vertical panels, an eagle above with wings spread, all on a trophy of arms in relief and encircled by a gilt edged white enamel ring inscribed in gilt letters