Germany, Federal Republic. A Pour le Mérite, Exhibition Example by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1965 Auction the officer warned of the

the officer warned of the perils of being a soldier and foreigner in Russia: "Two days ago

Europa (1919

displaying intact stitching throughout

the Grand Dignitary was limited to sixteen bestows

Footnote: Wehrwirtschaftsführer was a title bestowed on business and industry leaders at the helm of entities of vital importance to Germany’s wartime economy

Germany, Federal Republic. A Pour le Mérite, Exhibition Example by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1965 Auction the officer warned of the(Pour le Mrite, Museumsstck). Constructed of gilded bronze with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with blue enameled, joined through the quadrants by double sided Prussian imperial eagles, the obverse three, six, and nine oclock arms bearing a gilt inscription of POUR LE MRITE, the twelve oclock bearing a crowned monogram of King Friedrich II, the twelve oclock arm topped by a fan suspension with a ring retaining an original length of neck