France. A French 1940 SES 2nd Infantry Battalion Skier-Scout Badge Buy Now (Kriegsmarine Wimpel)

(Kriegsmarine Wimpel)

maker marked "BIRKS"

3rd Class with Box - Bronze

Footnote: The Order of Merit for Service to Veterans was instituted on September 14

France. A French 1940 SES 2nd Infantry Battalion Skier-Scout Badge Buy Now (Kriegsmarine Wimpel)Bronze, oval shaped, obverse illustrating a pair of ski poles, fronted by a rifle, the rifle fronted by a pair of skis, surmounted by a star, a village in the foreground and mountains in the background, framed by two rows of rope, hand engraved "Eclaireur Skigur 2e Bataillon de Chasseurs a Red BOURGOIS 1940 PAUL 1941" on the reverse, 31 mm x 44. 3 mm, horizontal pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: This badge denotes a member of the SES Section