two soldiers to his right in the trenches with a machine gun and the inscription "PRISE DE VIMY" (Capture of Vimy Ridge) above
Footnote: The Georg Thiele was a destroyer built for the Kriegsmarine in the mid 1930’s
War Merit Cross1st class with Swords (20
10/BY: CAN: F
in order to join the war effort and is on record as having reported for duty with his father's sword and two spare shirts
Czechoslovakia, Socialist Republic; Slovakia, Republic; United States. A Lot Of Forty-Five Items Archive two soldiers to his rightIncludes: cap badges, lapel badges, lapel pins, and more. In bronze, aluminum or metal, thirty two with enamels, a few are maker marked, one is engraved "V. P.", in various sizes, with an assortment of attachments including pinbacks, prongs, screwbacks, clips, button hole studs, one on a stickpin, ranging from fine to near extremely fine.