Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Eastern Legionnaire Identity Tag To Michail Sasucha Archive bearing dual machine-embroidered gold bullion

bearing dual machine-embroidered gold bullion wire chevrons

and France: First War Croix de Guerre (War Cross) (in bronze

with oxidation and loss of finish evident

(Technische Nothilfe Dolch)

the ages given when the senior Cooke would later enlist in the Canadian Expeditionary Force

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Eastern Legionnaire Identity Tag To Michail Sasucha Archive bearing dual machine-embroidered gold bullion(Ostlegionr Erkennungsmarke). Constructed of gilded zink, with three holes for suspension, one side with a double inscription of KRIEGSMARINE OSTLEGIONR, the opposite side with a double inscription of MICHAIL SASUCHA 332, measuring 50 mm (w) x 33 mm (h), cracking and material fatigue evident throughout, a rare identity tag in fair condition. Footnote: The Ostlegion was composed of non Russian volunteers from Soviet territories, and included Armenians,