Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Grand Duchy. A War Service Cross I Class, c. 1915 Republic of The tunic is fabricated from

The tunic is fabricated from a moss green cotton

he also served as Kriegstagebuchführer (war journal record keeper) in the Führer Headquarters “Wolfsschanze”

Glue residue on the reverse of the Observer Wing from previous board mounting

68 mm (w) x 25

He then served in India from May 1919 to September 1919

Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Grand Duchy. A War Service Cross I Class, c. 1915 Republic of The tunic is fabricated from(Kreuz fr Auszeichnung im Kriege I. Klasse). Instituted 1 January 1915 by Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich VI. (1915 1923 issue). Constructed of silver, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte, the obverse with ribbed arms, bearing a central pebbled medallion overlaid by a raised inscription of FR TAPFERKEIT (FOR BRAVERY), situated within a circular laurel leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, unmarked,