Slovakia, Independent State. Two Second War Medals certificate_of_authenticity and is a certified word

and is a certified word for word transcript of the original letter

on horizontal pin

The right collar has a bronze Dominion Marksman Pin

Drecks describes Borchardt as a fine comrade and brave soldier who died as a hero for his country

He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (427618) with the 46th Infantry Battalion "South Saskatchewan Battalion"

Slovakia, Independent State. Two Second War Medals certificate_of_authenticity and is a certified wordIncludes: 1. Medal of Bravery, III Class Bronze Grade (Vyznamenanie za hrdinstvo). Instituted in 1939. In bronze gilt, measuring 36 mm in diameter, fasces style suspension, "ZA ZASLUHY" (For Merit) device on its original lightly soiled ribbon with pinback. 2. Defence of Slovakia Commemorative Medal 1939, Type II (Pamtn medaila "Za obranu Slovenska 1939"). Instituted in 1939. In bronze, measuring 36. 5 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), with intact ring but missing