Hungary, Kingdom. A National Defence Cross, C.1940 Auction White 1938

White 1938

Royal Armoured Corps was awarded the Military Cross as an immediate Award of Bravery for armoured combat against Japanese Forces in Burma

He also served as area

marked "800" (silver) on the reverse of both awards

numbered 551841

Hungary, Kingdom. A National Defence Cross, C.1940 Auction White 1938(Nemzetvdelmi Kereszt). Instituted in 1940. In silvered zinc, measuring 39 mm (w) x 44 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, bubbling evident in the zinc, on its original triangular ribbon with hook and eye, near extremely fine. Footnote: The National Defence Cross was instituted on December 11, 1940, with the initial intention of rewarding those who had resisted and defeated the Communist regime of Bela Kun in 1919 and latterly,