Germany, Imperial. The Pour-Le-Mérite With Oak Leaves, To Hugo Gottlieb Von Kathen, Commander Of The 74Th Infantry Auction in silvered bronze and white

in silvered bronze and white

By this time he was working in the SS administration

It was sent from the NSDAP district office in Frankfurt/Oder to the Reich Railroad directory in Stettin

Russian Made - Case in silver with multiple silver and gold insignias affixed to the front and back covers

and served for the next 14 years at various army posts in the western states

Germany, Imperial. The Pour-Le-Mérite With Oak Leaves, To Hugo Gottlieb Von Kathen, Commander Of The 74Th Infantry Auction in silvered bronze and whiteThe group includes the Pour le Mrite awarded to von Kathen on the 28 August 1916 as well as the oak leaves received on the 27th of August 1917. (Orden pour le mrite mit Eichenlaub). Instituted in 1870 by Friedrich II. (In Gold With Oak Leaves Issued 1813 1915). A finely enameled blue Maltese cross set in Gold with eagles in between each cross arm, the obverse presenting the crown and cypher F for Friedrich on the top cross arm, Pour le Mrite (For