Germany, Wehrmacht. A German Cross In Gold, By Otto Klein & Co. certificate_of_authenticity He is documented as having

He is documented as having been posted to St

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 maker's label with white machine-embroidered lettering on black rayon base inscribed "PEKAGUMMI BERLIN SW

the reverse in maroon felt

He was also well known as a magician and as an author of childrens' books

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