Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of The Iron Trefoil, Iii Class, C.1942 Archive having risen from Major to

having risen from Major to Major-General in three-and-a-half years

A 1939 Gebietstreffen der Fränkischen HJ (Hitlerjugend/Hitler Youth) badge

now part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Footnote: The Order of the Sword is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I of Sweden on February 23

minor oxidation is evident to the core of the cross

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of The Iron Trefoil, Iii Class, C.1942 Archive having risen from Major to(Red eljeznog Trolista III. Stupnja). Instituted 27 December 1941. (1941 1945 issue). Constructed of non ferrous black lacquered metal, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Croatian Cross with finely pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central raised disc overlaid by a silvered and enameled coat of arms of the Independent State of Croatia, with a silvered trefoil design throughout the arms, the reverse bearing a