France, Republic. An Order of Social Merit, Commander Hold A bronze chain with four

A bronze chain with four decorations

as no one else could have broken down the resistance of his own kind so well

7 mm x 62 mm inclusive of its crown suspension

A studio portrait showing an Officer of Grenzschutz Ost in a Reichswehr uniform alongside a female companion

Army Service Corps (Rifle Brigade)  KIA - Aluminum Identification Tag hand engraved "B

France, Republic. An Order of Social Merit, Commander Hold A bronze chain with fourInstituted October 25, 1936. In silver gilt, a blue enamelled seven point star with ball finials, a wreath connecting each quadrant, the obverse medallion in silver gilt and white enamels inscribed, the reverse medallion features the inscription MINISTERE DU TRAVAIL, surmounted by a wreath suspension and worn on original neck ribbon, marked on suspension with a boars head denoting silver fineness and indecipherable makers mark, measures 62. 7mm (w) x