It is dated to Hintersee near Berchtesgaden (southern Bavaria) in February 1944
1944 he was sent to a physician for an abscess in his eye for which he needed treatment
The doctor went on to state that "This condition is only produced when marching with a pack or using a rifle
Austria: Military Merit Medal "Signvm Lavdis"
DKE was one of the first fraternities
Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Hold It is dated to Hintersee(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, unmarked, measuring