Slovakia, Republic. A Home Guard Cuff Title, C.1944 Hold The Oak Leaves were awarded

The Oak Leaves were awarded to Witt in recognition of his leadership role in the Third Battle of Kharkov (February 19 - March 15

Combatant's Version (bronze

Only about 50 honor salvers have ever been awarded

Hester was appointed the military attache to Australia

He also stated that he had previously been discharged as "Medically Unfit" due to a shrapnel wound to his right elbow

Slovakia, Republic. A Home Guard Cuff Title, C.1944 Hold The Oak Leaves were awardedFabricated from a royal blue rayon, with "DOMOBRANA" (Militia) in the centre and flanked by full length rules top and bottom, the text and rules in fine silver coloured bullion wire, measuring 365 mm (w) x 25 mm (h), extremely fine. Footnote: The Home Guard was a Slovene anti Partisan military organization that was active during the 1943 1945 German occupation of the formerly Italian occupied Province of Ljubljana. It consisted of former Village