Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac " It was also noted

" It was also noted that he was "A rather obese appearing healthy male

with a facsimile of Otto Meissner’s signature

Instituted January 1 1830 by King Wilhelm I

the obverse bearing a raised and leftward-facing profile of Tsar Nicholas II

The chinstrap rests upon a protruding pressed black leather visor

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac " It was also noted(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker I. Klasse Gold mit Schwertern). Instituted 14 July 1942. (1942 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed starburst, overlaid by a central raised rosette situated within a circular laurel wreath, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 45 mm