Finland, Republic. A Rare Lapland Front Cross, by Hopeatakomo O.Y. Archive Duplessis was struck off strength

Duplessis was struck off strength to CBUME (Canadian Base United Nations Middle East)

with a slotted field-grey felt medal bed

grey rimming and mounted on a green felt base

he embarked Southampton for the French theatre on September 9th

DIRIGE NOS” (“LORD

Finland, Republic. A Rare Lapland Front Cross, by Hopeatakomo O.Y. Archive Duplessis was struck off strengthConstructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte, the obverse with blue enameled arms joined through the quadrants by a mobile swastika bearing inscriptions of PETSMO, SALLA, ALAKURTTI, KIESTINKI, overlaid by a central circular oak leaf wreath surrounding a black enameled medallion, itself bearing a Finnish coat of arms with the flags of Finland and German, situated above dates of 1941 1943 inscriptions