Belgian Colonial Service Star Archive of very fine quality Austrian

of very fine quality Austrian manufacture (ring stamped AA along with maker mark "JS")

Johann Mickl commanded the division for just over another year until he was severely wounded in the head during the difficult fighting in the Vratnik Pass near Senj on the 9th of April 1945

date sub-heading June 3

without strap

Footnote: The medal was first instituted in December 1801 during the reign of Tsar Alexander I

Belgian Colonial Service Star Archive of very fine quality AustrianBelgian Colonial Service Star Silver Star, Type I. Silver, 40. 2 mm x 40. 5 mm, four silver service bars on the original ribbon, dark patina, light contact, near extremely fine.