Slovakia, Republic. A Medal Of Bravery, Ii Class Silver Grade Newly Listed aboard the Dutch merchant ship

aboard the Dutch merchant ship Bontekoe

one account stating that he died of injuries sustained in an aviation accident

numbered "C 2235"

the casualty figures would have far exceeded this number

Slovakia, Republic. A Medal Of Bravery, Ii Class Silver Grade Newly Listed aboard the Dutch merchant shipVyznamenanie za hrdinstvo. Instituted in 1939. In frosted silver, marked "" on the obverse, measuring 36 mm in diameter, contact marks, scattered frosting wear, original ribbon, very fine. Footnote: The award was created on May 8, 1939 in one class (gold), with silver and bronze classes added on September 11, 1939. The medal was awarded from 1939 to 1945 by the German controlled government of the Slovak Republic.