Germany, Third Reich. A Rare and Early Order of the German Eagle, Silver Medal of Merit with Case, c. 1937 Newly Listed (Ehrenzeichen vom Roten Kreuz Silber

(Ehrenzeichen vom Roten Kreuz Silber Medaille)

it stated "There is a large X shaped scar on (his) left buttock with a discharging sinus in the the centre of the cross

Komturkreuz Buchstabe “E” mit Eichenkranz)

under age personnel and those who sought transfer to the United States Army in the United Kingdom

3) Germany

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare and Early Order of the German Eagle, Silver Medal of Merit with Case, c. 1937 Newly Listed (Ehrenzeichen vom Roten Kreuz Silber(Deutscher Verdienstmedaille in Silber in Frakturschrift mit Etui). Instituted 1 May 1937 (1937 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of DEUTSCHE VERDIENST MEDAILLE (GERMAN