Original Imperial German WWI Bavarian Memorial Certificate for Fallen Infantryman Georg Christ Dated 1916 - 22 ½ x 25 Inches MP 40 From what we can find

From what we can find online

Finally the Busby has the rich red "bag" which hangs down the soldier's right side of the helmet

the Bronze Medal of Merit of the Border Troops of the GDR

These have two parallel machine embroidered Litzenspiegel on the flaschengrün (dark bottle-green) wool backing

which significantly strengthens the blade

Original Imperial German WWI Bavarian Memorial Certificate for Fallen Infantryman Georg Christ Dated 1916 - 22 ½ x 25 Inches MP 40 From what we can findOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is an original Imperial German WWI Bavarian remembrance certificate issued to commemorate fallen infantryman Georg Christ. Certificates of this type were presented to the families of Bavarian soldiers who died during the war, serving as both an official memorial and a lasting tribute to the individual soldier. The certificate depicts a Bavarian soldier standing beside a comrades grave marker, represented by a cross