France General de Lattre de Tassigny bronze medal 1st French Army Crosses the Rhine 1945 68mm. Â Le franchissement du Rhin.
High relief portrait of the general by Pierre Turin, 1948.
Reverse: Â First French Army crosses the Rhine 31 March 1945, scene of assault craft on river with explosions. Â In exergue also dates of previous famous crossings of the Rhine, a major boundary with Germany: 1675 1796 1800.
