France. Les Hussards: Les Vieux Régiments, 1692-1792, By Henri Choppin, 1899 Auction Mai 1945" (the date of

Mai 1945" (the date of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its Armed Forces)

original ribbon and very dark patina on the BWM

bearing four rows of rolled silver aluminum wire interspersed with red and black threading

and was married

the hanger with bar and missing its pinback

France. Les Hussards: Les Vieux Régiments, 1692-1792, By Henri Choppin, 1899 Auction Mai 1945" (the date of(Les Hussards: Les Vieux Regiments, 1692 1792). Les Hussards: Les Vieux Regiments, 1692 1792 (The Hussars: The Old Regiments, 1692 1792), by Capitaine Henri Choppin, illustrated by M. de Fonremis, published in Paris in 1899 by Berger Levrault, constructed of hardcover in blue, with gilt decoration on cover and spine, containing 428 pages with 12 coloured plates as well as various illustrations throughout the text, measuring 26. 4 cm (w) x 32. 9 cm