Waldeck, Principality. A Waldeck Merit Order Cross, Second Class Auction Archive with French silver hallmark at

with French silver hallmark at the bottom of the cross obverse

an RCOC CMHQ London Group Photo 1941

In late January of 1945 Lemke was appointed Commander of the Fallschirm Panzer Division 1 “Hermann Göring”

November 6th

(Heer Panzer Erkennungsmarke)

Waldeck, Principality. A Waldeck Merit Order Cross, Second Class Auction Archive with French silver hallmark at(Verdienstmedaille II. Klasse). Instituted 3. 7. 1857 by Duke George Victor. (1890 1896 issue). This is an extremely well preserved Waldeck Merit Order Cross Second Class, composed of a silver gilt Maltese Cross with white enameled arms, the obverse with an eight pointed black enameled star containing a white enameled medallion in the center bearing a red enameled Anchor Cross of Pyrmont, surrounded by a gold ring, the reverse with a silver gilt