Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, Republic. A Medal For The Fortieth Anniversary Of The Occupation Of Matabeleland 1893-1933 Hold then served in the Pacific

then served in the Pacific theatre aboard American ships from 1943 to 1945

Footnote: The Jäger-Regiment 749 was formed on 1 April 1943 in Croatia

with the crown of the helmet lightly crushed from storage

a Croatian Army officer at the right with the Croatian Defence Force cap badge and the Ustascha insignia visible of his visor cap

with the pinback retainer plate fragile)

Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, Republic. A Medal For The Fortieth Anniversary Of The Occupation Of Matabeleland 1893-1933 Hold then served in the PacificIn bronze, measuring 33. 5 mm in diameter, bruised, edge nicks, light contact, original ribbon, very fine. Footnote: The First Matabele War was fought between 1893 and 1894 in modern day Zimbabwe. It pitted the British South Africa Company against the Ndebele (Matabele) Kingdom. Lobengula, king of the Ndebele, had tried to avoid outright war with the company's pioneers because he and his advisors were mindful of the destructive power of European