Germany, Third Reich. A Customs and Border Service Decoration Province of China Omar Pasha's arrival on the

Omar Pasha's arrival on the Black Sea coast north of Kars induced Muravyov to begin a third assault on the Ottoman forces

He was trained in the use of the Karabiner 98k rifle

Lost 20 pounds during the last two years

a founder's ancestor in maternal line (House of Este) & protector of Modena

Décorations France et Colonies: Croix et Médailles de la Guerre 1914-1918 des Pays Alliés (Decorations France and Colonies: Cross and Medals of the War 1914-1918 of the Allied Countries)

Germany, Third Reich. A Customs and Border Service Decoration Province of China Omar Pasha's arrival on the(Zollgrenzschutz Ehrenzeichen). Instituted 17 February 1939. (1939 1944 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from a period replacement ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central oak leaf wreath overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central oak leaf wreath surrounding an inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTEIM ZOLLGRENZSCHUTZ (FOR FAITHFUL