Commemorative Badge of the Polish War Camp Csót - Hungary, 1916-1917 Very rare. We have not found a listing for this badge on the Polish auction market. A tremendous rarity. A badge of museum value. Dimension 41 x 41mm. Cap from this badge, dia. 17mm. Condition of preservation very good-.
Camp for Poles in Csót, Hungary. Polish prisoners of war from the Russian army, taken prisoner by the Austro-Hungarian army, were sent to camps in Planá in Bohemia and Csót k. Pápa west of Budapest. The Csót camp was established in late 1916 and operated until the spring of 1917. Twenty officers and several thousand soldiers were sent there.