Germany, Nsdap. A Period Us Press Photo Of Treaty Of Slovakia Becoming German Protectorate, 1939 United Republic of Military Medal & Bar to

Military Medal & Bar to the Manitoba Regiment - Military Medal & Bar (859916 SJT: T

January 1938

including the Census of 1911

maker marked "STEINHAUER & LÜCK LUDENSCHEID" on the reverse

Germany, Nsdap. A Period Us Press Photo Of Treaty Of Slovakia Becoming German Protectorate, 1939 United Republic of Military Medal & Bar toThe photo, according to the official press statement attached to the reverse, shows German foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop and Vojtech Tuka, Prime Minister of Slovakia, signing the contract that would make the newly formed state of Slovakia a German protectorate, a de facto puppet state. It is dated to March 31, 1939. The rights to the picture were held by International News Photo from New York City. Measuring 216 mm (w) x 168 mm (h), with