with a hollow crown and suspension loop
1945 he received his final promotion to Major General
Due to the ongoing presence of Allied aircraft in the area
bottom of the case marked BR 1917
Major Broughton filed a report from 2 Canadian Corps Intelligence: Summary No
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Long Service Medal Bar for a Second World War Combatant Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic with a hollow crown and(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar featuring three decorations, including: 1. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, without visible marks, measuring 49. 28 mm (w) x 49. 61