Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Badges Archive He joined the Army Medical

He joined the Army Medical Service as a Surgeon in February 1887

where he left eight of his diaries with instructions on how to find the remaining fourteen

the Military Order of the Stars and Bars

on a Luftwaffe-gray wool backer

Silver and enamel

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Badges Archive He joined the Army Medical(Abzeichen). A pair of badges, including: 1. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, measuring 47. 17 mm (w) x 46. 75 mm (h), weighing 18.