Germany, Nsdap. A Period Us Press Photo Of Treaty Of Slovakia Becoming German Protectorate, 1939 Hold Footnote: The Battalion was raised

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Huron County

15 mm x 40

was discharged to duty and arrived Class "A" at Canadian Base Depot on June 30

STILLWELL & SON LONDON" on the reverse

Die-stamped white metal

Germany, Nsdap. A Period Us Press Photo Of Treaty Of Slovakia Becoming German Protectorate, 1939 Hold Footnote: The Battalion was raisedThe 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