Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit, Iv Class, With Case, By F. Braun certificate_of_authenticity 1992 at the age of

1992 at the age of 97

" MacDonald survived the war and for his First World War service

The 9th SS Panzer Division was not subordinate to the General Command during the attack on Tarnopol

Dammaß commanded Pionier Battalion 60 at the same

The inside is lined in greenish-brown rayon

Austria, Imperial. A Cross Of Merit, Iv Class, With Case, By F. Braun certificate_of_authenticity 1992 at the age of(Verdienstkreuz IV. Klasse mit Etui). Issued 1914 1918. Third Period. Constructed of silver, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse with a central silver medallion inscribed FJ (Franz Josef), circumscribed by an inscription of VIRIBUS UNITIS (WITH UNITED FORCES), the reverse with an analogous medallion bearing a date of 1849, on a loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, the loop with a makers mark of F.