Medal for Voluntary Service in the Free French
Forces
Medaille des Services Volontaires dans la France Libre
Instituted 4th April 1946 for those who had
volunteered to serve in the FFF prior to 1st August 1943. The
medal is a 40 or 36mm high silver plated cross of Lorraine. the obverse
bears the inscription FRANCE LIBRE and the reverse bears the
dates 18 JUIN 1940 8 MAI 1945
The two commonly encountered versions are below, the second is the smaller
type
with a cross height of 36mm . |