Later that month Winston Churchill
the Battalion was re-designated the 123rd Pioneer Battalion
and matching pair of Wehrmacht Artillery shoulder boards
thanking Sargento (Sergeant) Weissmüller for his services and awarding him “la Cruz roja del Mérito Militar” (the Cross of Military Merit with Red Decoration) and “la Medalla de la Campaña” (the Medal for the Campaign of 1936–1939)
with clean ribbons and without imperfections
Saxony, Kingdom. A Friedrich August Medal, Silver, With World War Clasp Auction Later that month Winston Churchill(Friedrich August Medaille in Silber). Instituted 23 April 1905 by King Friedrich August III. (1905 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with WELTKRIEG 1914 1916 (WORLD WAR 1914 1916) clasp, the obverse with a central wreathed monogram of King Friedrich August III, the reverse with an inscription of FRIEDRICH AUGUST MEDAILLE, within a wreathed of stylized oak leaves, unmarked, measuring 28. 48 mm