embossed with the maker’s mark “Steinhauer & Lück
both prongs for attachment perfectly intact
The three letters concerning the promotion to Hauptmann were sent to Struve by different Wehrmacht offices to inform him of his new rank
The Battalion was broken up and absorbed into the 47th
the obverse bearing raised and rightward-facing profiles of Tsars Alexander II and Alexander III
Austria, Imperial. A Lot of Three Military Decorations certificate_of_authenticity embossed with the maker’s markA Military Merit Cross, in silver featuring a white and red enamelled cross with wreath segments in each quadrant, the obverse medallion bearing the VER DIENST, the reverse in plain white enamels, partial mark on the suspension ring, measures 31. 3mm (w) x 34. 7mm (h), worn on original trifold red and white ribbon with crossed swords device, enamels intact, remains in extremely fine condition. A Military Merit Medal, Type I (Franz Joseph), bronze