Germany, Weimar. A Prussian War Merit Cross For Combatants Of The War 1914-1918 Newly Listed 1944 Gehlken was exempt from

1944 Gehlken was exempt from the mandatory half year Reich Labour Service term

before returning to New York

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Wehrmacht insignia for Wehrmachtsgefolge - Large pin back badge

Germany, Weimar. A Prussian War Merit Cross For Combatants Of The War 1914-1918 Newly Listed 1944 Gehlken was exempt from(Preuisches Kriegserinnerungskreuz 1914 1918 fr Kmpfer). A Maltese cross constructed of silvered bronze with black enameled arms, and with crossed swords between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a white enameled central applique, depicting a black enameled eagle, circumscribed Preussens Tapferen Kriegern (German Prussias Brave Combatants) in gilt lettering, surrounded by an oak wreath and topped by a Prussian royal crown; the reverse plain,