France WWII National Order of the Legion of Honor Officer's & Knight's Cross Set Boxed with Diplomas of Issue to the CO of an Infantry Battalion

FRANCE: Set of 2 Orders (National Order of the 
Legion of Honor, Knight and Officer Crosses)  
with their respective diplomas while the Knight's 
Cross comes also in its box of issue.
Specifically:

- National Order of the Legion of Honor, Officer's 
Cross, with its diploma of issue to the CO 
(Commanding Officer) of an Infantry Battalion. 
Dated 1965, the diploma comes with its  original 
cylinder of issue.

- National Order of the Legion of Honor, Knight's 
Cross, boxed, with its diploma of issue. Awarded 
to the same officer for his service as an Infantry 
Captain. 
The diploma is dated 1953.

Both awards are most likely related to either WW2 
or Colonial War Service.
The Order of Honor was established by Napoleon 
Bonaparte in 1802 and is awarded to both French 
and foreign citizens for outstanding civil or 
military service to France.
The National Order of the Legion of Honor is the 
highest national decoration of France.

FULL SIZE

post WW2 1945 era (1950 - 1965)

Items 100% original - ribbons, box, diplomas, 
cylinder all original

Condition as on the photos: The diploma of the 
Knight, is a bit torn at its upper left corner. 
There is some chipping on the Officer's Cross.

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