France, Iii Republic. Three Crosses United Republic of Footnote: Captain Lieutenant Joachim Schepke

Footnote: Captain Lieutenant Joachim Schepke (1912–1941) was a U-Boat commander and recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross

with a fine black outer border with small horizontal black and white bars in the top left hand corner

A pair of sports badges

but in overall extremely fine condition

version with wreath in silvered zinc

France, Iii Republic. Three Crosses United Republic of Footnote: Captain Lieutenant Joachim SchepkeWar Cross (Croix de Guerre) 1914 1918 (in bronze, dated "1914 1918" on the reverse, measuring 37. 2 mm (w) x 46 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, bronze star on its original ribbon); Combatant's Cross (Croix du Combattant) (in bronze, marked marked "T" above "LR" and marked "BR" (bronze) on the reverse, measuring 36 mm (w) x 36 mm (h), original ribbon); and War Cross for Overseas Operations (Croix de Guerre des Thtres