Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister United Republic of clusters of maple leaves to

clusters of maple leaves to the right of her feet

so it seems natural that he was rated as a Netman - a Petty Officer responsible for operating the various-sized nets used to collect marine specimens - and having served through six Antarctic seasons aboard the Discovery II

Spindler later making an unsuccessful escape attempt

a Hungarian First World War Commemorative Medal for Combatants

measuring 104 mm (w) x 131 mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister United Republic of clusters of maple leaves to(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 20 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 40 mm (w) x 47. 75 mm (h), weighing 16. 7 grams, accompanied by its period