French Croix de Guerre 1939-1945 with Bronze Star

An original French Croix de Guerre 1939–1945, awarded for acts of bravery or distinguished service during the Second World War.

This example features a bronze citation star mounted to the ribbon, indicating a citation at brigade or regimental level. The medal retains its original crossed-swords design, French Republic portrait and period ribbon, with “1939” marked to the reverse.

Details

• Original French Croix de Guerre

• Second World War period

• Reverse marked “1939”

• Bronze citation star to ribbon

• Bronze star denotes brigade/regimental-level citation

• Original ribbon and medal retained

• Authentic age-related wear - fading on ribbon as per photos

• Sold as a historical collector’s item

The official French honours authority confirms that bronze stars on the Croix de Guerre ribbon represented brigade- or regimental-level citations.