Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen. An Honour Cross In Gold, Second Class With Swords, C.1914 Archive The three letters concerning the

The three letters concerning the promotion to Hauptmann were sent to Struve by different Wehrmacht offices to inform him of his new rank

first type cap badge

All stitching is intact on the leather portions

It measures 61 mm x 102 mm x 178 mm

professional competence and selfless devotion to duty were directly responsible for the maintenance of a record for operational readiness that has been equaled by but one other unit in the Continental United States

Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen. An Honour Cross In Gold, Second Class With Swords, C.1914 Archive The three letters concerning the(Ehrenkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern). Issued 1870 1918. A Gold Maltese cross with white enameled arms and with Gold crossed swords between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a silver gilt oval blue enameled medallion bearing a Gold rampant lion; the reverse with a similar silver gilt oval blue enameled medallion bearing a Gold Royal Monogram of Gnther Friedrich Carl; on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon; measuring 40. 38 mm