Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, c.1916 Archive inscribed with a Royal Cypher

inscribed with a Royal Cypher on the top arm and “16” centrally

of multi piece construction)

(The SS Race and Settlement Main Office was tasked with keeping the SS “racially pure” and would have needed to perform a background check on Rumohr’s future bride

hallmarked and maker marked "JF" on the reverse

There is a picture of provisionary field graves

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, c.1916 Archive inscribed with a Royal Cypher(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, of multi piece construction, in silver with red and white enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, with gilded laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with a white enamelled medallion,