Germany, Third Reich. A Schlageter Shield, Type III with Spartakus Clasp, by Paul Küst consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the reverse bearing a central

the reverse bearing a central raised date of “1914”

naming him as a recipient of the Military Medal)

Bronze Star Medal Lapel Badge

diagnosed with "furunculosis neck" (boils) and "orchitis" (swelling of the testicles) and was treated extensively

Footnote: The Order of Saint Stanislaus was a Polish order of knighthood founded in 1765 by King Stanisław August Poniatowski of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Germany, Third Reich. A Schlageter Shield, Type III with Spartakus Clasp, by Paul Küst consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the reverse bearing a central(Schlageter Schild, 3. Form). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, surrounding a pebbled field overlaid by a banner bearing an inscription of SCHLAGETER, above crossed swords and with a Latin Cross emerging from the top, flanked by SPARTAKUS 1919 23 campaign clasps, the reverse with four visible clips securing the clasps in position, with a vertical