An Austrian Carinthian General Cross For Bravery; 2Nd Class 1918-1919 certificate_of_authenticity also known as SS-Panzergrenadier-Division 9

also known as SS-Panzergrenadier-Division 9 Hohenstaufen

faint handwritten inscriptions in pencil above

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

measuring 130 mm x 103 mm

silvered Army eagle clasp on the ribbon)

An Austrian Carinthian General Cross For Bravery; 2Nd Class 1918-1919 certificate_of_authenticity also known as SS-Panzergrenadier-Division 9Silvered 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