An Austrian Carinthian General Cross For Bravery; 2Nd Class 1918-1919 Buy Now " inside a full wreath

" inside a full wreath of laurel leaves

and Victory Medal (231333 PTE

hallmarked on catch

silvered iron (magnetic)

oversaw the reopening of silver mines in nearby Ilmenau

An Austrian Carinthian General Cross For Bravery; 2Nd Class 1918-1919 Buy Now " inside a full wreathSilvered 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