Germany, Drk. A Red Cross Official’s Visor Cap Auction the ends of which are

the ends of which are stitched together at the rear

probably those that Despermann has fought in: Poland

with interwoven black "V"s

In this position he was awarded the Eastern Front Medal and the War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords

People's Republic: Medal for the Twentieth Anniversary of the Liberation of the Motherland 1944-1964 (in bronze

Germany, Drk. A Red Cross Official’s Visor Cap Auction the ends of which are(Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Schirmmtze). A German Red Cross (DRK) officials visor cap, constructed of dark grey wool twill. It features reinforced side walls, fully lined on the exterior with a smooth light grey wool cap band. The latter is trimmed along both the top and bottom edges with light grey wool piping, with an additional band of identical piping fully surrounding the crown. Pinned onto the peak is an insignia consisting of a DRK style German