Germany, Weimar. A Front Fighter’s League Honour Cross, By Deschler & Sohn Hold GREETING: / THIS IS TO

GREETING: / THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART ESTABLISHED BY GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON AT NEWBURGH

Leier’s Soldbuch states that he was indeed eligible to receive a Führer gift

marker marked “K

worn with excellent details

General Pershing and Lord Byng)

Germany, Weimar. A Front Fighter’s League Honour Cross, By Deschler & Sohn Hold GREETING: / THIS IS TO(Frontkriegerbund Ehrenzeichen). A silver cross patte, the obverse centre presents an enamelled German Imperial coat of arms, bordered by a gilded wreath, the letters K F B appear on each of the top arms of the cross, the date 1914 18 on the six oclock arm, reverse presents a vertical pinback, maker marked DESCHLER U. SOHN MNCHEN, marked GESETZL. GESCHTZT, measuring 41. 52 mm (w) x 41. 09 mm (h), weighing 16. 8 grams, and in near very fine condition.