paja Posted February 10, 2010 Posted February 10, 2010 This cockade belonged to my great-grandfather, i think it was introduced in 1934 after the assassination of King Aleksandar I. ПII stands for Петар II (Petar or Peter) the last king of Yugoslavia. After the fall of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in '41, my great-grandfather, like the rest of Serbian officers in the army of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, was sent to POW camp in Germany. He spent 4 years in that camp and after the war ended the only thing he brought back from captivity was this cockade and the the dog tag he received in camp.
Mike Dwyer Posted February 10, 2010 Posted February 10, 2010 Very, very nice, Paja, thank you for showing it. :beer:
SasaYU Posted February 11, 2010 Posted February 11, 2010 Great pictures and interesting story Pajo, thank you. Odlicne slike Pajo ! :cheers:
paja Posted February 17, 2010 Author Posted February 17, 2010 Mike and Sasa you're welcome! Unfortunately i had to compress them (the 70K restriction), they look much better in full resolution.
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