Austria, Imperial. An Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, I Class Cross With War Decoration Auction A very early and rare

A very early and rare example of an Order of the Zähringer Lion Grand Cross Breast Star

Upon his discharge from hospital

The military discharged Pflüger on 15 April 1940 at  Luftgau VII Neubiberg with the type of discharge “U

Footnote: William Blane's original name was William Burriss Engelbrecht

typical WW1 period cross

Austria, Imperial. An Honour Decoration Of The Red Cross, I Class Cross With War Decoration Auction A very early and rare(Ehrenzeichen vom Roten Kreuz, 1. Klasse, mit Kriegsdekoration). Instituted 1914. Military Division. A Latin cross constructed of silver, with red and white enamelled arms, the obverse consisting of a central white enamelled medallion with a red enamelled red cross, surrounded by a ring of red enamels, inscribed PATRIAE AC HUMANITATI (Latin For Country and Humanity) in silver gilt capital lettering, the arms of the cross enamelled with white enamels