France, Republic. An Order of Artisanal Merit, Commander, by Bertrand GTRexclude the heavy artillery barrage made

the heavy artillery barrage made it almost impossible to maintain signal communication

All the Pioneer Battalions

receiving command of the Austro-German Sudarmee in the Carpathians in January 1915

450 are commemorated by name on the Runnymede Memorial

a silver-coloured roundel

France, Republic. An Order of Artisanal Merit, Commander, by Bertrand GTRexclude the heavy artillery barrage made(Orden Belog Orla). Instituted January 23rd, 1883. In silver gilt and enamels, featuring a five point arm with a cluster of five smooth rays in each quadrant, the obverse medallion featuring a female bust, encircled by a blue ring inscribed REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE 1948, the reverse central medallion presents an open hand with sunburst pattern behind, encircled by a blue enamelled ring MERITE ARTISANAL LABEUR QUALITE, surmounted by a wreath suspension,