Beautiful and extremely rare cross, which is a commemorative decoration of international fighters is the cross of the Osasto Sisu.
The cross was made by a company Sundkvist.
Description of the commemorative decoration:
Custom decoration is formed by a strap cross, nošeným without the ribbons on his uniform or civil attire. Was made by Sundkvist. Even if there is a cross made of general metal, it's about quality excavation patinovanou golden color. At the center of the cross is laid on the honorary shield of the white color with the inscription: WITH – SISU. This shield is surrounded by a wreath, which is a symbol of a solid defence or intransigence. Green enamelled line cross with a black zrněnými faces is quite extraordinary, beautiful. On the horizontal arms of the cross is an exploded year: "19-40".
The upper arm is the letter "D" and on the lower arm of the letter "E".
On this cross should, inter alia, eligible volunteers from these countries:
Austria – 2
Belgium – 51
Czechoslovakia – 1
Estonia – 56
France – 2
Italy – 7
Germany – 18
Lithuania – 4
Latvia – 2
Luxembourg – 3
Holland – 17
Poland – 6
Portugal – 1
England – 13
Yugoslavia - l
For further details and other conditions necessary for the grant we did not find out.
This cross was sold for 2800 euro. It is therefore in the original of a very rare and sought decoration.
The picture is taken from a Finnish collection.
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The cross was made by a company Sundkvist.
Description of the commemorative decoration:
Custom decoration is formed by a strap cross, nošeným without the ribbons on his uniform or civil attire. Was made by Sundkvist. Even if there is a cross made of general metal, it's about quality excavation patinovanou golden color. At the center of the cross is laid on the honorary shield of the white color with the inscription: WITH – SISU. This shield is surrounded by a wreath, which is a symbol of a solid defence or intransigence. Green enamelled line cross with a black zrněnými faces is quite extraordinary, beautiful. On the horizontal arms of the cross is an exploded year: "19-40".
The upper arm is the letter "D" and on the lower arm of the letter "E".
On this cross should, inter alia, eligible volunteers from these countries:
Austria – 2
Belgium – 51
Czechoslovakia – 1
Estonia – 56
France – 2
Italy – 7
Germany – 18
Lithuania – 4
Latvia – 2
Luxembourg – 3
Holland – 17
Poland – 6
Portugal – 1
England – 13
Yugoslavia - l
For further details and other conditions necessary for the grant we did not find out.
This cross was sold for 2800 euro. It is therefore in the original of a very rare and sought decoration.
The picture is taken from a Finnish collection.