France, Vichy Government. An African Campaign Medal For Somalialand, Madagascar And French Equatorial Africa 1941-1944 Auction Archive An early issue bronze grade

An early issue bronze grade Panzerkampfabzeichen

leaving a clear thumb wear mark

staining on the reverse

Accompanied by copies of his Service Records and assorted research papers on the submarines he served on

France, Vichy Government. An African Campaign Medal For Somalialand, Madagascar And French Equatorial Africa 1941-1944 Auction Archive An early issue bronze gradeIn bronze, cornucopia hallmarked and marked ""BRONZE"" on the edge, 35 mm (w) x 44 mm (h), original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: Vichy France is the common name of the French State headed by Marshal Philippe Ptain during the Second World War. It represented the unoccupied ""Free Zone"" in the southern part of metropolitan France and French North Africa. From 1940 to 1942, while the Vichy regime was the nominal government of France as a whole,