Croatia, Independent State. A Rare Order Of Merit, I Class, Moslem Version, C.1942 Auction Archive WWI 8th Mounted Rifle Battalion

WWI 8th Mounted Rifle Battalion Cap Badge and Collar Badge - Cap Badge (browning copper

The operation was to capture the tactically important French town of Falaise and then the smaller towns of Trun and Chambois

with the ribbons being slightly loose on its mounting with light to moderate soiling due to wear

In all probability this poster is a reaction to the 1938 “Anschluss” of Austria to the German Reich

Croatia, Independent State. A Rare Order Of Merit, I Class, Moslem Version, C.1942 Auction Archive WWI 8th Mounted Rifle Battalion(Red za zasluge). Instituted in 1942. In silver with red enamels, measuring 41. 3 mm (w) x 56. 8 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, intact enamels, on a modern full length neck ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Merit was instituted on April 10, 1942 and awarded in four grades: Grand Cross, I Class, II Class and III Class, with separate insignia for Christian and Moslem recipients.