Description
before the Battalion left Canada on October 8
the Purple Heart and the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two Silver Stars pinned in place below
each constructed of aluminum and retaining both reverse attachment prongs
reflecting the Gebirgsjäger
USS Herring's exact manner of loss can also be determined from these records
Germany, Ss. A Pair Of Postcards Depicting Waffen-Ss Knight’s Cross Winners Hold before the Battalion left Canada(Waffen SS Ritterkreuztrger Postkarten). A pair of postcards depicting Waffen SS Knights Cross winners, including: 1. One depicting then Obersturmfhrer (later Standartenfhrer) August Dieckmann, wearing a visor cap and uniform with the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords clearly visible, the reverse unused and bearing a Hoffmann studio mark, measuring 90 mm (w) x 140 mm (h), in extremely fine condition. 2. One depicting then Obersturmbannfhrer