A Mint Cased German Fire Brigade Service Cross Second Class By Glaser & Sohn Archive crossed swords clasp above "KAINUU"

crossed swords clasp above "KAINUU" clasp on an original ribbon

measuring 43x51mm

2 Canadian Infantry Base Depot at Le Havre on the 4th

and Turkey (Ottoman Empire): Acre (Akka) Medal (silver

Below it he is identified as Regiment Commander in the SS-Panzergrenadier-Division “Totenkopf” (Death’s Head)

A Mint Cased German Fire Brigade Service Cross Second Class By Glaser & Sohn Archive crossed swords clasp above "KAINUU"A textbook example of a third reich period German Feuerlschwesen Verdienstkreuz; two piece construction in silvered bronze and white, and red enamels; the obverse with a white enameled cross with a medallion applique in the centre bearing a black enamelled mobile swastika with a band between the arms, inscribed Fr Verdienste im Feuerlschwesen; the reverse plain, but maker marked Glaser & Sohn, Dresden; with a pierced ball suspension and a mint period