A Wehrpaß To Lappland Shield Recipient Nco Schmidt; France & Russia Archive the swastika flanked by "W"

the swastika flanked by "W" at the left and "L" at the right

he returned to England and was posted to the Ontario Regimental Depot on May 11th

with a seven-pointed Iranian Order of Lion and Sun Breast Star below the group

Accompanied by a copy of the CGSM Toronto Naval Brigade Medal Roll from the National Archives of Canada and assorted research material

embossed with “Tapferkeitsauszeichnung 2

A Wehrpaß To Lappland Shield Recipient Nco Schmidt; France & Russia Archive the swastika flanked by "W"Measuring 106x147mm, better than very fine condition with scuffing and creasing of the cover, and slight damage to the spine. The document is dated to Wiesbaden on February 12, 1940. Footnote: Karl Schmidt was born on January 22, 1899 in Wiesbaden and worked as a bank employee. During his initial mustering in April of 1937 he was deemed partially fit for service. On August 28, 1939 he was drafted and placed in the Armee Verpflegungsamt (Army Rations