A Catholic Wehrmachtspfarrer/Chaplain’s Silver Pectoral Cross certificate_of_authenticity South African Infantry

South African Infantry

and the left-hand rank collar tab

5 cm in width

1918 and during October and November of that year

which would have made him 16 when he originally signed with the 31st Infantry Battalion

A Catholic Wehrmachtspfarrer/Chaplain’s Silver Pectoral Cross certificate_of_authenticity South African InfantryAn official issue Wehrmachtspfarrer Kriegspfarrer (Wehrmacht Champlain Wartime Chaplain) pectoral cross; the cross constructed of silver (marked 800 for silver content on the reverse), with a dark wood insert on the obverse upon which is affixed a depiction of the crucified Jesus of Nazareth. The pendant is suspended from a silver chain constructed of multiple rounded interlocking loops. The pendant measures 65 mm x 44 mm, suspended from a 444 mm long