Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A General Honour Decoration For Bravery With Miniature GTRexclude informing him he was awarded

informing him he was awarded the Iron Cross II Class

signed in green ink by the Minister of Defence

Without hesitation he immediately returned to the top of the hill determined to complete his self-imposed task of saving those for whom he felt personally responsible

one at the rank of Obergefreiter (Senior Lance Corporal)

Hugo Freiherr von Babo

Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A General Honour Decoration For Bravery With Miniature GTRexclude informing him he was awarded(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen fr Tapferkeit mit Miniatur). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a leftward facing profile of Ernst Ludwig circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a central inscription of FR TAPFERKEIT inside of a laurel and oak leaf wreath, unmarked, measuring 33. 33 mm in diameter, weighing 14. 9 grams, accompanied by its period original miniature, constructed of