Germany, Weimar Republic. An Honour Badge for Frontline Fighters of the World War 1914-1918 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Goetz inscribed May 5th in

Goetz inscribed May 5th in error

1941 he was serving as part of the occupation forces in France

The collar chain in silver gilt

service records

Type II (in silver

Germany, Weimar Republic. An Honour Badge for Frontline Fighters of the World War 1914-1918 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Goetz inscribed May 5th in(Ehrenzeichen Frontkmpfer des Weltkrieges 1914 1918). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the top and bottom by ribbon, surrounding a central crowned German national eagle bearing a Stahlhelm and crossed swords, circumscribed by an inscription of FRONTKMPFER DES WELTKREIGES 1914 1918 (FRONTLINE FIGHTER OF THE WORLD WAR 19141 1918), the reverse with a vertical pinback, unmarked,