There is however a third rank adjustment on the first page of his Soldbuch which indicates that he was again made a Wachtmeister on the 20th of October
1943 and signed in blue ink by a Hauptmann (Captain) and battalion leader
followed by forty-seven Articles of War
one of which is a replacement)
three letters and one Christmas card from General der Flieger Hans-Georg von Seidel (two letters are handwritten in black ink
Austria, Empire. A Military Merit Medal "Signum Laudis", Ii Class Bronze Grade Buy Now There is however a third(Militr Verdienstmedaille ("Signum Laudis")). Instituted in 1890. In bronze gilt, measuring 30. 7 mm (w) x 50. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, edge nicks, contact marks, original triangular civil ribbon with hook and eye, very fine. In its hardshelled case of issue, red thatched exterior, marked "Bronzene Militr Verdienst medaille" (Bronze Military Merit Medal) in faded gold coloured ink on the lid, inside lid in white satin and marker