Germany, Federal Republic. A Pour-Le-Mérite, Medal For Art And Science, Miniature, C.1960 Hold " When engineer battalions were

" When engineer battalions were formed in 1918

white and green cord fed through the integral suspension

he was officially accepted into the 4th (machine gun) company of SS Totenkopf Infantry Regiment 3

at the age 23 and was commissioned the following November

produced bomb timers and fuses

Germany, Federal Republic. A Pour-Le-Mérite, Medal For Art And Science, Miniature, C.1960 Hold " When engineer battalions were(Orden Pour le Mrite fr Wissenschaft und Knste Miniatur). Instituted 31 May 1842 by Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm IV. (1842 present issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a blue enameled ring with crowns at the cardinal points, around a central raised Hohenzollern style eagle with mirrored monograms of Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm IV at the cardinal points, the twelve oclock arm with a chain suspension, unmarked, measuring 16. 53 mm