German Social Welfare Organization Merit Cross Archive and is a result of

and is a result of either cross or crown being lost or damaged

gilded brass chinscales with a black leather backstrap to the reverse which is secured in place by M91 side posts

was hit in the elbow by the nose of the shell and suffered a bad compound fracture of the arm

when he shot down an enemy nightfighter - his Lancaster was holed in several places in the fuselage

and two GRVI Memorial Crosses (B

German Social Welfare Organization Merit Cross Archive and is a result ofGerman Red Cross Merit Cross 2nd. Class, pin back, in gilded bronze and enamels, vaulted, 53. 35mm(w) x 53. 43mm(h), unworn, marked Godet on pin, in near mint condition; in case of issue (case in very fine condition).