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He is documented as having been posted to St
566 awarded in total
1914: Awarded the Military Merit Medal in Bronze on the ribbon of the Military Merit Cross in recognition of brave conduct in the face of the enemy
the reverse in maroon felt
two rows of angled silver bullion wire separated by a row of black threading resting upon a vulcanfibre visor
Germany, Wehrmacht. A German Cross In Gold, By Otto Klein & Co. certificate_of_authenticity He is documented as having(Deutsches Kreuz in Gold). Instituted 28 September 1941 by A. H. (Issued 1941 1945). Consisting of a double overlaid sunburst pattern with eight points, the center with a black enameled rotated mobile swastika, within a stamped gilded circular wreath impressed with oak leaves, ribbons, and the introduction year 1941, the inner and outer sides of the wreath feature a thin red enameled rings with a gilded core in the middle, the reverse with a barrel