An Iron Cross & Africa Campaign Medal Bar Hold He left for overseas service

He left for overseas service from Montreal

under age personnel and those who sought transfer to the United States Army in the United Kingdom

98 mm x 135 mm photograph mounted to a thick 107 mm x 164 mm card backer

In frosted nickel silver with nickel silver centre cross affixed by two soldered prongs

He volunteered for the Waffen-SS on April 15th

An Iron Cross & Africa Campaign Medal Bar Hold He left for overseas serviceIron Cross 2nd Class 1939 (silver frame, with iron core, magnetic, maker marked "5" (Hermann Wernstein, Jena Lobstedt) on the ring, 44. 7 mm); War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (bronzed tombac, 48. 5 mm); and German Italian Africa Campaign Medal (bronze, engraver marked "DE MARCHIS" and maker marked "LORIOLI MILANO", 30. 8 mm). Mounted to a suspension with swing bar pinback, original ribbons, better than extremely fine.