Austria, Imperial. An Order of Franz Joseph, Knight, c.1917 certificate_of_authenticity He joined the SS as

He joined the SS as a volunteer in late 1937 and was placed in the 3rd Company of SS-Standarte “Germania”

Hindenburg Cross for Combatants (bronze gilt on metal

800 silver content)

the announcement appearing in the Supplement to the London Gazette 35059 of Tuesday

red and yellow ribbon tie on the spine)

Austria, Imperial. An Order of Franz Joseph, Knight, c.1917 certificate_of_authenticity He joined the SS as(Kaiserlich sterreischischer Franz Joseph Orden). Instituted in 1849. Type II (1914 1918). Civil Division. In bronze gilt, featuring a red enamelled cross with a black enamelled eagle in each quadrant, a chain in the birds mouth that features the inscription VIRIBUS UNITIS, the central medallion features the initials FJ on a white enamelled field, the reverse medallion presents the year 1849, the cross is surmounted by a crown, marked with a star