The work and bravery of your son were outstanding that night
direct small arms fire) will vary by unit
from the first half of the twentieth century
which was marked by an award of the Croix de Guerre 1940 (War Cross) with Palm
(Panzer Aufklärer Kragenspiegel)
Hesse, Grand Duchy. A General Honour Medal For Bravery United Republic of The work and bravery of(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen fr Tapferkeit). Instituted 25 September 1843 by Grand Duke Ludwig II. (1894 1918). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a leftward facing profile of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig II, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a central inscription of FR TAPFERKEIT (FOR BRAVERY), within a laurel and oak leaf wreath, unmarked, measuring 33. 33 mm in diameter, weighing