Oldenburg. A House & Merit Order Of Duke Peter Frederick Louis Honour Cross, First Class Auction In mid-1942

In mid-1942

215 mm x 280 mm

A Silver Grade Infantry Badge by S

and age-related discolouration

Ten of the regiment's officers and 143 enlisted men were killed in action or mortally wounded and one officer and 128 enlisted men died of disease

Oldenburg. A House & Merit Order Of Duke Peter Frederick Louis Honour Cross, First Class Auction In mid-1942(Haus und Verdienstorden von Peter Friedrich Ludwig Ehrenkreuz 1. Klasse). Issued 1838 1918. A silver gilt cross pattee; the obverse depicting the royal cipher of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, circumscribed Ein Gott, ein Recht, eine Wahrheit (German One God, one Right, one Truth); the reverse the coat of arms of Oldenburg; on a loop for suspension accompanied by a correct replacement ribbon; measuring 35. 24 mm (w) x 35. 31 mm (h); weighing 13. 7 grams; in