Hungary, Kingdom. A National Defence Cross, C.1940 Newly Listed ) Steputat was awarded the

) Steputat was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Footnote: Laurence Ormsby Pearce was born and bred in Johannesburg

swing bar pinback)

Heavy Condor Legion Luftwaffe Stickpin- Silver gilt

with red swastika (28mm x 30mm)

Hungary, Kingdom. A National Defence Cross, C.1940 Newly Listed ) Steputat was awarded theHungary (Kingdom); Silvered bronze, 38. 8 mm (w) x 44 mm (h) inclusive of its ball suspension, on its original triangular ribbon with hook and eye, surface bubbling, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Cross was instituted December 11, 1940 with the intention initially of rewarding those who had resisted and defeated the Communist regime of Bela Kun in 1919 and later, those who loyally served the Regent of Hungary and fought subversive elements during