winning the Iron Cross 2nd Class on June 1
The exterior of the cover features an illustration of a rifle
obverse core is scratched/marked up on the upper arm
the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “FÜR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939”
dated 30 January 1944 while the unit was engaged in anti-Partisan operations near Banja-Luka
Russia, Imperial. A Large Cossack Studio Portrait with Orders Auction winning the Iron Cross 2ndStudio portrait by Tonka Studio of Zagreb, cossack solider in traditional garb, wearing several orders including Bulgarian Order of Civil Merit, Russian Orders of St. Anne and St. Stanislaus, both with swords, Greek Order of the Redeemer, 16. 5 cm (w) x 25 cm (h) on matte background, with staining, fair.