An Austrian Carinthian General Cross For Bravery; 2Nd Class 1918-1919 certificate_of_authenticity faint handwritten inscriptions in pencil

faint handwritten inscriptions in pencil above

also known as SS-Panzergrenadier-Division 9 Hohenstaufen

Letter from the Record Office confirming the awarding of the 1914-15 Star

A Bavarian Merit Order of the Bavarian Crown c

He was promoted on April 30th and June 5th of 1940

An Austrian Carinthian General Cross For Bravery; 2Nd Class 1918-1919 certificate_of_authenticity faint handwritten inscriptions in pencilSilvered war materials, 32. 7 mm, replacement ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted on November 4, 1919 by the Krntner Freiheitskmpf (Carinthian Freedom Fighters), a paramilitary organization set up by former soldiers in the chaos following the end of the First World War, to maintain order and in particular, to resist the incursion into southern Carinthia of Yugoslav forces seeking its annexation. In the event, the situation was