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Belgian Army Resistance Prisoner POW Stalag X-B Commemorative Medal Document WW2 for Sale - Soviet-Awards.com

Belgian Army Resistance Prisoner POW Stalag X-B Commemorative Medal Document WW2 For Sale

Belgian Army Resistance Prisoner POW Stalag X-B Commemorative Medal Document WW2
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Belgian Army Resistance Prisoner POW Stalag X-B Commemorative Medal Document WW2:
$700.00

sale for vintage WW2 Belgian Resistance medal and document group to Emile Simon (Walloon). Card is in French. Simon was held as a Prisoner of War from 24 May 1940 to 29 May 1945. He was most probably captured during the initial Blitzkreig. He was held at Stalag X-B for five years. Requires more research to learn about his service. He was awarded the Belgian Prisoner of War Medal with five bars. He was also awarded the Belgian Commemorative Medal with swords for Army service and received an award from the City of Dison on the 20th Anniversary of being liberated. Dison is a municipality of Liege.

1. Prisoner of War Card 1940-1945 to Emile Simon. Simon was born 9 Septer 1910. His photo is still attached to the document. He was awarded the Begian Prisoner of War Medal with Five Bars, one for each year in the Stalag.

2. Belgian Prisoner of War Medal with five bars. Is was established in 1947. Medal has pin attachment as is common in many European medals. Bars indicates five years behind the wires.

3. Belgian WW2 Commemorative medal 1940-1945 with crossed swords. Established 16 Feb 1945, it was designed to recognize members of the Belgian Armed Forces, Resistance, Merchant Marine and foreign recipients of the Belgian Croix de Guerre who served during WW2. The crossed swords indicate service in the Armed Forces in 1940 campaign or a member of the armed resistance.

4. Medal from the Belgian City of Dison. Medal was awarded May 1965 for the having been a POW from 1940-1945.

Medals show normal wear/tear associated with age. Document also shows normal wear/tear associated witha age/use. Document has fold lines. Toning of document with age. All items may have other minor age related defects.

Please use photos as a guide in making a purchase decision Sold as is. Normal wear and tear associated with age. No refunds. Free shipping. Thanks for looking.

Stalag X-B was a WWII German POW camp located near Sanbostel in Lower Saxony in north-western Germany. Between 1939-1945 several hundred thousands of POW\'s of 55 nations passed through the camp. Due to the bad conditions in which they were housed, thousands died of hunger, disease, or were killed by the guards. Estimates of the dead number from 8,000 to 50,000. The camp was built by Polish POW\'s. After the victory over France the POW population increased dramatically. American and British prisoners received better treatment according to the Geneva Convention Accords meaning they received Red Cross packages. French and Belgians were treated according to the accords but had to rely on outside help for food. Serbian, Polish and Italian (after 1943) POWs received less amenities. Soviet prisoners were treated harshly. On 29 April the camp was liberated by the British XXX Corps. The camp also held civilian prisoners and was considered a Concentration Camp.



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