Slovakia, First Republic. A Mixed Lot Of Postcards And Photographs GTRexclude Sergeant James Johnston is shown

Sergeant James Johnston is shown on the roll of the 142 man 1st (Prince of Wales Regiment Volunteer Rifles) Battalion

Knight's Cross - in Gold and enamels

possibly related to constant discharge from his nose

the obverse depicting the Lippian rose within an open-ended laurel wreath - the twelve o’clock arm of the cross with a crowned cipher of Leopold

the reverse is marked “GES GESCH” and attached to a vertical

Slovakia, First Republic. A Mixed Lot Of Postcards And Photographs GTRexclude Sergeant James Johnston is shownA mixed lot of postcards and photographs, including: 1. Seven Second World War period postcards, all consisting of Feldpost correspondence from soldiers serving with the Slovak Expeditionary Army Group on the Eastern Front, a fascinating and researchable lot in overall extremely fine condition. 2. A lot of three postcard sized private photos, including one showing a Slovak Expeditionary Army Group band performing in the field, one showing Hlinka Youth