Germany, Third Reich. A German Cross In Gold, By C.f. Zimmermann Auction Archive He was struck off strength

He was struck off strength as "Medically Unfit" on March 19

it all points towards him eventually joining the 37th SS Cavalry Division as his last unit

award document for Commemorative Medal 1 Oct 1938

badge weighs 39

documented as having been with the Artillery at Hastings in March 1917

Germany, Third Reich. A German Cross In Gold, By C.f. Zimmermann Auction Archive He was struck off strength(Deutsches Kreuz in Gold) Instituted 28 September 1941. (1941 1945 issue). Constructed of cupal with aluminum and enamels, consisting of a double overlaid sunburst pattern with eight points, the center bearing a black enameled mobile swastika on an aluminum background, within a stamped gilded circular wreath impressed with oak leaves, ribbons, and the institution year 1941, the inner and outer sides of the wreath are trimmed with thin red enameled