Lübeck, Free City. A Hanseatic Cross, C.1915 Auction There he was awarded the

There he was awarded the Italian-German Africa Campaign Medal on November 23

Accompanied by a CDcontaining thirteen pages with copies of his Index Cards

He moved to Sheboygan

the obverse with a center white enameled medallion

Lübeck, Free City. A Hanseatic Cross, C.1915 Auction There he was awarded the(Hanseatenkreuz). Instituted 21 August 1915. A straight armed cross paty with slightly concave ends to the arm, constructed of silver, the obverse arms are red enamel, the centre bears a Lubeck coat of arms in black, white and red enamel, the reverse centre bears the inscription Fr Verdienst im Kriege 1914 (For Merit in the War 1914), measuring 40. 10 mm (w) x 44 mm (h), with suspension ring on a metal backed white and red striped ribbon (faded), very