Czechoslovakia, Republic. An Order of the White Lion, V Class in Case, by Karnet & Kysely Auction Pietzonka was severely wounded in

Pietzonka was severely wounded in February of 1944 and subsequently promoted to Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)

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with some flecking of enamels and wear to the ribbon and mount evident

certified by the handwritten signature of Generalleutnant Otto Schellert (German Cross in Gold

but the vanguard under the command of Samuel Jordan met with defeat at the hands of a Centralist force under General Rafael Vasquez near Saltillo

Czechoslovakia, Republic. An Order of the White Lion, V Class in Case, by Karnet & Kysely Auction Pietzonka was severely wounded in(d Blho lva). Instituted in 1922. Multi piece construction, in silver presenting a five armed decoration in red enamels with ball finials and a silver leaf between each quadrant, the obverse presents a rampant left facing crowned lion, the reverse presents a different Czechoslovakian symbol on each arm in multicoloured enamels and the inscription CSR in the center with a silver surrounding ring inscribed PRAVDA VITEZI, surmounted by a wreath with