Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords United Republic of He was a great pioneer

He was a great pioneer in fighter aviation and is often mistakenly credited with the first aerial victory using a synchronized gun

beaver and crown insignia along with "CANADA" in silver affixed to the base

He enlisted as a Gunner with the 15th (Vancouver) Coast Brigade

” for “Rudolf Souval” - also displaying some of Souval’s typical manufacturing characteristics

The British Matron and a few of the Nursing Staff (Assistant Matron

Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords United Republic of He was a great pioneer(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross in silvered feinzink; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse plain, with a vertical slender banjo style pinback, with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch; measuring 48. 31 mm (w) x 48. 28 mm (h); weighing 26. 0 grams; with the majority of its original