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    CZECH LEGION AWARD


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    Hallo Gents, :beer:

    Angela the postie, dropped this off at my house this afternoon recent purchase from Forum member Roeland :cheers:

    I beleve to be Czech Legion connected but stand open to being corrected.

    The Front. / The Rear.

    Kevin in Deva. :beer:

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    Looking at the marks on the ribbon I suspect originaly many years ago it bore some

    Insignia, a "Linden Leaves" insignia :unsure:

    I found on the net at: http://www.gwpda.org/medals/czechmedl/czech.html the following info:

    For a unit citation in an Army Order, a spray of linden leaves

    For a unit citation in a Divisional Order, a single linden leaf

    For an individual citation in an Army Order, a silver star

    For an individual citation in a Divisional Order a bronze star.

    Please feel free to offer opinions.

    Kevin in Deva. :beer:

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    This is the Czechoslovak War Cross from WWI, it was established November 7th 1918 and was awarded for acts of military valour (retroactively).

    Ivan

    Ivan :cheers:

    many thanks for the information, Czech awards are something I know very little about, but always willing to learn.

    Kevin in Deva :beer:

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    Dear Kevin

    In my opinion it was one of the most beautiful single class awards of WWI

    The leaves attached for multple awards are an even more wonderful work of art

    Ivan

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    Dear Kevin

    In my opinion it was one of the most beautiful single class awards of WWI

    The leaves attached for multple awards are an even more wonderful work of art

    Ivan

    Ivan :beer: Thanks for posting the Insignia, truly a work of art, now where will I find one :P

    The info I found* suggest that a spray of Linden leaves was for: A unit citation in an Army Order.

    *see post number 4.

    Kevin in Deva :beer:

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    Fabulous decoration!!

    The leaves are the most wonderfull mention in despatches sign I have seen!

    The british, french, belgian and norge's have a hard way to beat those leaves with their devices, which are quite crude compared to this one!

    Kevin, congrats with your purchase.

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    Hallo NavyFCO :beer:

    thanks for your comment and link, you have some nice pieces, if nobody here is interested I imagine you will not have alarge problem to sell it, Czech Legion Items seem to sell well enough at EBY (or was that you buying all :P ).

    Kevin in Deva. :beer:

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    Hallo Gents :cheers:

    I have added the Czech 1918 Cross of War into my small Czech section in my collection :jumping:

    Eventualy I will add individual pictures of the medals into my thread in the Collectors Showcase Section.

    Kevin in Deva :beer:

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