The Order of the Crown with chipping evident in the white enamels on both sides
1946 states that his death sentence has been commuted to life imprisonment in Canada
Following his convalescence he was appointed chief of Amt VI—-Office for Rider and Driver Training—in the SS Führungshauptamt on January 1
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reverse center presents a rampant lion on a red enamel background
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Decorations Newly Listed The Order of the Crown(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of decorations, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 37 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 8 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A War Merit Cross II