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A Second War Croatian Order Of Iron Trefoil Award Document To Hauptmann G. Modes
A Second War Croatian Order Of Iron Trefoil Award Document To Hauptmann G. Modes
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A formal large size document, 29cm x 36cm, for the award of Order of Iron Trefoil 4th Class with Oakleves, awarded to Hauptmann Georg Modes, dated 3. August 1942, awarded for "Exemplary conduct in leading his Battalion in battles against the Partisans on the Kozara mountain, in June-July of 1942"; with original signature in ink by Minister Kvaternik on the left, on the right is original signature in ink of General Percevic, and with embossed seal in the bottom center; slightly stained, folded, in very fine condition; with original mailing envelope. A very rare document to a German Officer who was present at the famous battle against the Partisans on the Kozara mountain.
Footnote: Order of Iron Trefoil was a highest Croatian military Order, strictly issued for military services (and with Oakleaves, awarded for Gallantry in action).
Footnote: The Kozara Offensive, also known as Operation West-Bosnien by the Axis, was fought in 1942 on and around the mountain of Kozara in northwestern Bosnia. It was an important battle of the Yugoslav Partisan resistance movement in World War II. It later became an integral part of Yugoslav post-war mythology, which celebrated the courage and martyrdom of outnumbered and outgunned Partisans and civilians.
In the spring of 1942, Yugoslav Partisans in central and west Bosnia liberated Bosanski Petrovac, Drvar, Glamoč and Prijedor. On 20 May the 1st Krajina Assault Brigade was founded, and the next day it obtained tanks and a modest air force. The free territory stretched from the river Sava south across the mountains Kozara and Grmeč. During the winter, Partisans inflicted heavy casualties on the Germans. A great loss for the Partisans was the death of their capable and distinguished commander, Mladen Stojanović, known as "Komandant Mladen", who was killed in March 1942 by the Chetniks under Rade Radić.
The German and Ustaše authorities realized that the city of Banja Luka and the iron mine in Ljubija were in danger and organized an offensive to destroy the movement. The Germans engaged 15,000 soldiers, the Independent State of Croatia (the Ustaše) about 22,000 soldiers, the Chetniks about 2,000 soldiers, and the Hungarians participated with 5 monitor ships. The Partisan group had about 3,000 soldiers, but recruited reserves from the 60,000 civilians in the free territory.
After an intensive battle on the night of 3 July, some partisan units broke the siege, but the main group again came under siege the next night and was mostly destroyed. In Široka Luka about 500 wounded Partisans were killed. It is estimated that during the battle, the Partisans lost about 1,700 soldiers, while the Axis forces lost about 7,000.
A formal large size document, 29cm x 36cm, for the award of Order of Iron Trefoil 4th Class with Oakleves, awarded to Hauptmann Georg Modes, dated 3. August 1942, awarded for "Exemplary conduct in leading his Battalion in battles against the Partisans on the Kozara mountain, in June-July of 1942"; with original signature in ink by Minister Kvaternik on the left, on the right is original signature in ink of General Percevic, and with embossed seal in the bottom center; slightly stained, folded, in very fine condition; with original mailing envelope. A very rare document to a German Officer who was present at the famous battle against the Partisans on the Kozara mountain.
Footnote: Order of Iron Trefoil was a highest Croatian military Order, strictly issued for military services (and with Oakleaves, awarded for Gallantry in action).
Footnote: The Kozara Offensive, also known as Operation West-Bosnien by the Axis, was fought in 1942 on and around the mountain of Kozara in northwestern Bosnia. It was an important battle of the Yugoslav Partisan resistance movement in World War II. It later became an integral part of Yugoslav post-war mythology, which celebrated the courage and martyrdom of outnumbered and outgunned Partisans and civilians.
In the spring of 1942, Yugoslav Partisans in central and west Bosnia liberated Bosanski Petrovac, Drvar, Glamoč and Prijedor. On 20 May the 1st Krajina Assault Brigade was founded, and the next day it obtained tanks and a modest air force. The free territory stretched from the river Sava south across the mountains Kozara and Grmeč. During the winter, Partisans inflicted heavy casualties on the Germans. A great loss for the Partisans was the death of their capable and distinguished commander, Mladen Stojanović, known as "Komandant Mladen", who was killed in March 1942 by the Chetniks under Rade Radić.
The German and Ustaše authorities realized that the city of Banja Luka and the iron mine in Ljubija were in danger and organized an offensive to destroy the movement. The Germans engaged 15,000 soldiers, the Independent State of Croatia (the Ustaše) about 22,000 soldiers, the Chetniks about 2,000 soldiers, and the Hungarians participated with 5 monitor ships. The Partisan group had about 3,000 soldiers, but recruited reserves from the 60,000 civilians in the free territory.
After an intensive battle on the night of 3 July, some partisan units broke the siege, but the main group again came under siege the next night and was mostly destroyed. In Široka Luka about 500 wounded Partisans were killed. It is estimated that during the battle, the Partisans lost about 1,700 soldiers, while the Axis forces lost about 7,000.
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