France WWII National Order of the Legion of Honor Knight's Cross with Diploma to Captain of the 23rd Colonial Infantry Regiment KIA in 1943 Posthumous Award French 3rd Republic

FRANCE: National Order of the Legion of Honor, 
Knight's Cross of the 3rd French Republic, with 
its diploma of issue. 
A posthumous award to a Captain of the 23rd 
Colonial Infantry Regiment, who was killed in 
action (Mort pour la France). 
The diploma is dated 1945 and was signed after 
the liberation of France, based on a 1943 decree.
Signed by General Dassault, without the signature 
of the French President (as France since 1944 had 
a Provisional Government under the Commander 
of the Free French, Brigadier General de Gaulle - 
as Prime Minister, until his resignation in 1946).
The Order was established by Napoleon 
Bonaparte in 1802 and is awarded to both French 
and foreign citizens for outstanding military or 
civil services to France. 
The Order of Honor represents the highest 
national decoration of France.

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WW2 1939 - 1945
 
Item 100% original - ribbon, diploma original

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