Borowski Combat Group 1942 – Iron Zvonimir Medal with Oak Leaves – Proposition for Award

• Borowski Combat Group 1942 – Iron Zvonimir Medal with Oak Leaves – Proposition for Award

Proposal for the award of the Iron Zvonimir Medal with Oak Leaves.

8th Infantry Regiment 734

Handwritten signature of the regimental commander and the commander of the Borowski Combat Group, Major General HEINRICH BOROWSKI.

In 1942, the combat group operated in the Balkans in occupied Yugoslavia, primarily in the regions of Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia. It was primarily organised for so-called ‘anti-partisan operations’ (combating partisans) and large-scale combing operations.

The unit was involved in several notorious and costly large-scale operations against the Yugoslav partisans.

The Borowski Combat Group waged a ruthless war of extermination. Orders from the Commander-in-Chief of the South-East mandated the ‘elimination’ of all non-local elements suspected of being partisans, which in practice led to mass executions and reprisals in breach of international law.

Signs of age, see photos.