A Czechoslovakian Medal For The Defence Of The Homeland Buy Now Monetny Dvor mint mark and

Monetny Dvor mint mark and hand engraved "2535452" on the reverse

ending in a ceasefire the day of the arrival of the Soviet Red Army and one day after Victory in Europe Day

arriving in the United Kingdom on January 3

the copy of Die Hitler-Jugend written by Schirach was aquired alongside the series of autographs collected by Heinrich Jürs SS-Brigadefuhrer who was killed April 28th 1945

11 mm x 25

A Czechoslovakian Medal For The Defence Of The Homeland Buy Now Monetny Dvor mint mark andA Czechoslovakian Medal for the Defence of the Homeland Silver gilt, hallmarked, maker marked "ZUKOV" and marked "900" (silver) on the reverse of the medal, hallmarked on the reverse of the wreath, 32 mm x 47. 8 mm, original ribbon, gilt loss overall, near extremely fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted on February 8, 1955 for bravery in defence of the Czechoslovak Republic and its borders. In 1960, "CSR" (Czechoslovak Republic) became "CSSR"