Belgium, Kingdom. An Order Of Leopold, Military Division, Knight, C.1910 Archive commanded by Gen

commanded by Gen

Date of item: 1945

Paratroop Badge – Eagle in brass

within a ring of blue enamel bearing a gilt institution date of “DEN 18 OCTOBER 1861”

The interior of the cover flap bears a handwritten owner’s name which appears to read “GFR

Belgium, Kingdom. An Order Of Leopold, Military Division, Knight, C.1910 Archive commanded by GenEstablished on July 11, 1832. Consisting of a ball tipped enameled white Maltese cross in silver, featuring an enameled green wreath of laurel and palm along the quadrants, the obverse presents a central gilded Belgium lion on an enameled black background, encircled by elegant enameled red border with French inscription L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE, the reverse is depicting a gilded royal cypher of Leopold I also on a black enameled background, surrounded by