lower edge bore by the emperor’s motto VIRIBUS UNITIS (With United Forces)
and partial loss to first letter of central motto
roses and shamrocks forming a wreath
He had an elementary understanding of English
and was taken prisoner with what were left of his men
Germany, Heer. The Awards And Documents Of Gefreiter Edmund Krause, Grenadier-Regiment 9 certificate_of_authenticity lower edge bore by the(Abzeichen und Verleihungsurkunden). An extensive lot of awards and documents named to Gefreiter Edmund Krause, 9th Grenadier Regiment, 23rd Infantry Division; 1. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a