Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare German Cross in Silver, Light Version, by C.F. Zimmermann consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac that he was not married

that he was not married (later changed to "yes") and that his trade was that of Lithographer

Instituted November 19

Public Instruction Medal for Merit

Ruck lost his job after November 1931 and was unable to NSDAP membership dues

An Italian Carabinieri 100th Anniversary Medal 1814-1914 - Bronze

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare German Cross in Silver, Light Version, by C.F. Zimmermann consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac that he was not married(Deutsches Kreuz in Silber). Constructed of cupal with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a double overlaid eight pointed radiant starburst, bearing a central silvered disc overlaid by a raised and black enameled mobile swastika, situated within a circular laurel leaf wreath, wrapped in ribbon and joined together at the bottom by a plaque bearing an institution date of 1941, the reverse with four visible rivets securing the obverse