An Austrian Carinthian General Cross For Bravery; 2Nd Class 1918-1919 GTRexclude General Edmonds was not permitted

General Edmonds was not permitted to go along with his men

and to be Acting Captain

wear and spotting evident on the brass fittings

Close combat badge

Silesian Eagle (silver with black enamels

An Austrian Carinthian General Cross For Bravery; 2Nd Class 1918-1919 GTRexclude General Edmonds was not permittedSilvered war materials, 32. 7 mm, replacement ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted on November 4, 1919 by the Krntner Freiheitskmpf (Carinthian Freedom Fighters), a paramilitary organization set up by former soldiers in the chaos following the end of the First World War, to maintain order and in particular, to resist the incursion into southern Carinthia of Yugoslav forces seeking its annexation. In the event, the situation was