Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross, I Class, c. 1920 certificate_of_authenticity The pages bear 267 black-and-white

The pages bear 267 black-and-white photographs of varying sizes

date medal approved: August 28

the obverse 12 o’clock arm stating 1/M (One Million) the 9 and 3 o'clock arms are numbered 025442

and an Oberfeldwebel (Senior Sergeant) and Sports Leader

" He later served with the United States Army in Europe

Braunschweig, Duchy. A War Merit Cross, I Class, c. 1920 certificate_of_authenticity The pages bear 267 black-and-white(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 20 March 1918 by Duke Ernst August. (1918 issue). Constructed of bronzed, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of Duke Ernst August, flanked by clusters of oak leaves, the six oclock arm bearing a war commencement date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm bearing a royal crown, the reverse with a wide barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,