a Hlinka Guard Assault Unit
and with a black rayon backer
He led the unit during the Balkan campaign and the Battle of Crete
visited the fire-swept beaches and heavily shelled forward areas and coordinated the evacuation and care of the wounded by the elements of his battalion
with some cracking and flecking of enamels evident
Czechoslovakia, I Republic. An Order Of The White Lion, Iv Class Officer, By Karnet & Kyselý, C.1935 certificate_of_authenticity a Hlinka Guard Assault Unit(d Blho lva). Instituted in 1922. In silver gilt with red, blue and black enamels, hallmarked with the Slovak arms and fronted by a "3" (900 silver, the hallmark used between 1929 and 1942), marked "900" (silver) and maker marked "KK" (Karnet & Kysel of Prague) on the ring, measuring 44 mm (w) x 62 mm (h) inclusive of its crossed palms and wreath suspension, intact enamels, light contact, large rosette on its original ribbon, near extremely fine. In