Oldenburg. A House & Merit Order Of Duke Peter Frederick Louis Honour Cross, First Class Auction Ten of the regiment's officers

Ten of the regiment's officers and 143 enlisted men were killed in action or mortally wounded and one officer and 128 enlisted men died of disease

He then rejoined his original unit on November 17th

with a friend

In mid-1942

voided swastika with a wheat spear on one side and a sword on the other

Oldenburg. A House & Merit Order Of Duke Peter Frederick Louis Honour Cross, First Class Auction Ten of the regiment's officers(Haus und Verdienstorden von Peter Friedrich Ludwig Ehrenkreuz 1. Klasse). Issued 1838 1918. A silver gilt cross pattee; the obverse depicting the royal cipher of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, circumscribed Ein Gott, ein Recht, eine Wahrheit (German One God, one Right, one Truth); the reverse the coat of arms of Oldenburg; on a loop for suspension accompanied by a correct replacement ribbon; measuring 35. 24 mm (w) x 35. 31 mm (h); weighing 13. 7 grams; in