Scarce Ustasha Defense Badge Archive Order of the White Falcon

Order of the White Falcon - Knight First Second Class with Swords (1902-1918)

otherwise near mint

We and future generations will never forget the part played by the Canadians in the second Battle of Ypres

Mounted German style

(CH/X 4807

Scarce Ustasha Defense Badge Archive Order of the White FalconScarce Ustasha Defense Badge Badge in aluminum, measures 43mm(w) x 57mm(h), numbered on reverse, without pin, in good fair condition. Unmarked, though it is known "Braca Knaus" was the sole maker of this scarce badge. Ustasha Defense badge was worn by the members of the "Ustasha Defense" Units, whose primary role was the security and policing of the POW and Labor camps in Croatia during WWII; among the camps were Jasenovac, Stara Gradiska, and others.