Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph, Knight's Cross In Gold With Case, By V. Mayer’s Söhne, C.1890 Hold / Le Lieutenant Colonel Comt

/ Le Lieutenant Colonel Comt

The indefinite Wehrmacht service commitment document is named to Leutnant Struve of Grenadier Replacement Battalion 6 and dated to December 7

on a period original ribbon with a Grand Cross with war decoration and golden swords small decoration

numbered "009576"

and most commanders went out of their way to ignore his orders

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph, Knight's Cross In Gold With Case, By V. Mayer’s Söhne, C.1890 Hold / Le Lieutenant Colonel Comt(Franz Joseph Orden Ritterkreuz). A cross with a double headed crowned eagle in solid Gold, with a central white enameled medallion inscribed FJ in Gold, along with chains and Viribus Unitis (United Strength), the reverse of the cross with a a central white enameled medallion dated 1849, maker marked on the ring for V. Mayers Shne with an Austrian "Gemsenkopf" hallmark for 18Kt. Gold purity, and Viennese manufacture, measuring 31. 0mm (w) x 57. 0 mm