Austria, Imperial. A Red Cross War Aid Office Medal, C. 1915 Hold Encased in a glass-faced deep

Encased in a glass-faced deep wooden shadow box with "Jakob Fuchs 23-10-44" name plate

OTTO PLACZEK

He volunteered for the Waffen-SS on October 8th

maker marked 45 mm x 11 mm

still claiming to be Armstrong

Austria, Imperial. A Red Cross War Aid Office Medal, C. 1915 Hold Encased in a glass-faced deepA circular medal constructed of zinc, the obverse bearing the image of a fish headed man holding a torpedo in his right arm, with VNTER SEE inscribed on the bottom right, the reverse bears the inscription ROTES KREUZ KRIEGSHILFSBRO KRIEGSFRSORGE AMT 1914 1915 (RED CROSS WAR AID OFFICE WAR 1914 1915) within a pearled border, the obverse torpedo bears the mark W. H for Wilhelm Hejda, measuring 44. 92 mm, weighing 30. 4 g, very fine.