Cross of the European Confederation of Former Combatants

The medal was issued by the government of France to veterans who took part in Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of Dunkirk.  The aim of the European Confederation of Former Combatants is to strengthen links between former allies and enemies in Europe, to foster peace, security, cooperation and friendship and to defend human rights. During the Cold War, it acted as a point of contact between the opposing sides and more recently it has worked to ease the path of the former Soviet Bloc countries into a united Europe.