Hungary, Kingdom. A National Defence Cross, C.1940 Auction Archive on its original wartime ribbon

on its original wartime ribbon

Following the collapse of the Reich Skorzeny was held as a POW for more than two years to be tried as a war criminal at the Dachau Trials in 1947 for violating the laws of war during the Battle of the Bulge for improper use of American uniforms

" His Will

reverse crown with hand engraved detailing

A German Red Cross Sister's Cross

Hungary, Kingdom. A National Defence Cross, C.1940 Auction Archive on its original wartime ribbon(Nemzetvdelmi Kereszt). Instituted in 1940. In silvered zinc, measuring 39 mm (w) x 44 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, bubbling evident in the zinc, on its original triangular ribbon with hook and eye, near extremely fine. Footnote: The National Defence Cross was instituted on December 11, 1940, with the initial intention of rewarding those who had resisted and defeated the Communist regime of Bela Kun in 1919 and latterly,