France French Croix de Guerre WWI

[Tunneller]

A recent  acquisition

Jim

 

 

 

 

Edited June 24, 2016 by Tunneller

[ccj]

Your collection is wonderful. I love the CdG and French militaria. 

I'd love to have a few nice CdG documents. 

I really need to examine mine for any silver marks. 

[TacHel]

Stunning!  Simply stunning!  Congratulations!  Looks awesome!

[Tunneller]

Just  managed  to  pick  this diploma  up today.

.I  already  have  this  design in  my  collection  but  couldn`t  resist  another one

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi, can you post a close up of his citation?

 

Thanks!

Chris

[ccj]

Another beautiful diploma for the CdG. I think it's 1917

 

I hope to have a nice framed one in a week or so... All depends on the postal service.

[Tunneller]

Another  arrival

 

[ccj]

Great condition, nice

 

[Odulf]

Regimental Citation, signed by Lt.Colonel Boigues, Commanding the 149 Inf.Rgt.

Named to Joannis Marius RIVOLIER who was killed by a bullet at Angres, in the 3rd Battle of Artois on 27 Sept.1915

 

Regimental Citation, signed by Lt.Colonel Gaube, commanding the 98 Inf.Rgt.

Named to Sgt. Marius MAZERON for his courage while supplying his company with food under a German gas-attack on 8/9 nov.1916 at Pressoire.

Edited December 16, 2016 by Odulf

[ccj]

Beautiul

 

 French citations are very attractive. I should have started collecting them long ago. 

I fear a fellow named Chris B has nabbed most of the nice German and French citations.... lol

[Tunneller]

Odulf,

Those  are beautiful  citations.

 

I just  picked  up  this  group of  citations  with  a  1915 medal.

Edited December 19, 2016 by Tunneller

[Chris Boonzaier]

Fantastic! have to love these citations! fantastic research possibilities!

 

[Jerry T]

I have seen advertised on Ebay a WW2 CdG with a blank, completely plain reverse. Is this anything official, or even semi-official? I cannot any other reference to such a model.

Thanks for any possible information

Jerry

[Stuka f]

They are know as "London CdG".

[Jerry T]

I am familiar with the London version as having no date- have one in my collection. But the one I am referring to is totally plain, flat. See listing http://www.ebay.com/itm/142221603043?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Jerry

 

[Stuka f]

Ok, sorry!  Can't comment on thise one.

But I'll ask.

[Tunneller]

14 hours ago, Jerry T said:

I am familiar with the London version as having no date- have one in my collection. But the one I am referring to is totally plain, flat. See listing http://www.ebay.com/itm/142221603043?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Jerry

 

These  medals  are  called  "uniface". I  once  collected  all  CdG and had  one of  these in  my  collection.  i  was informed  by  a very knowledgeable  French  collector  that  these medals  were purely  for  displaying in  frames  and  were  thought not to  be official. 

Jim

[Stuka f]

According to memenbers of a French militaria forum I am helping moderating, there is nothing unusual to it.

They are quiet rare but not more expensive then any other WWII CdG.

They were probalbly oversea's made examples.

Sorry Jim I was absent for a while and just answered without checking the poste.

 

[Jerry T]

Thank you both for your answers.

To buy or not to buy, that is the question.........(with apologies to the Bard)

Jerry

[Tunneller]

Jerry, I  think it is  worth  getting one  for  completion of  a  collection purposes. 

Jim

[Chris Boonzaier]

20 hours ago, Tunneller said:

These  medals  are  called  "uniface". I  once  collected  all  CdG and had  one of  these in  my  collection.  i  was informed  by  a very knowledgeable  French  collector  that  these medals  were purely  for  displaying in  frames  and  were  thought not to  be official. 

Jim

That is very probable. I have a framed set where a normal CdG was flattened on the back to make it fit well on the frame. I think many, maybe even most Fench Vets after WW1 had a special framed set for the wall as well as their wearing medals.

[Mark McM]

just acquired, a *very* dark bronze example.  It's quite aesthetically pleasing, imho.  

[Tunneller]

Very nice Mark

Jim

[Mark McM]

18 minutes ago, Tunneller said:

Very nice Mark

Jim

Thanks, Jim!  The nuance and variety of the CdG sure contributes to it's appeal!!  

Edited February 28, 2017 by Mark McM

[Tunneller]

I  picked  this one up  recently. beautifully framed.  I have no idea of  the  year  of  the medal and won`t be  taking  the  back off  to  find  out.