Prussia. An Honour Cross First Class Of The Prussian Veteran’s Association Hold The Staabswache eventually grew into

The Staabswache eventually grew into the SS (Schutzstaffel)

with its wool backer (note the extensive mothing)

the NDL finally had a major ship for the North Atlantic

25 mm x 28

he was transferred to reinforce the 44th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Regiment"

Prussia. An Honour Cross First Class Of The Prussian Veteran’s Association Hold The Staabswache eventually grew intoA well preserved example of an Honour Cross First Class of the Prussian Veterans Association (Ehrenkreuz 1. Klasse des Preuischen Landes Kriegsverbandes); a cross pattee in gilt bronze, with white enameled arms with the ciphers between the arms of the cross; the obverse inscribed centrally Fr Verdienst im Kriegsvereinswesen (For Service in the Veterans Association); the reverse plain, with a vertical pinback, and a functional hinge catch assembly;