Hungary, Kingdom. An Army Officer's Badge For Combat Service Auction when the absence of smoke

when the absence of smoke would allow us to obtain a view of the scene

men in var­i­ous types of mil­i­tary and civil­ian dress

bordered by a wreath composed of oak and laurel leaves

chipping and repair evident in the white enamels on the obverse centrepiece ring

we didn’t see him until September 1945

Hungary, Kingdom. An Army Officer's Badge For Combat Service Auction when the absence of smokeIn bronze gilt with red, orange and green enamels, measuring 45 mm (w) x 53. 7 mm (h), both prongs intact, scattered chipping evident in the green enamels on the wreath, crazing in the orange enamels on the ribbon at the base, very fine. Footnote: This badge was awarded to those officers who led soldiers into combat.