Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A War Honour Decoration, Screwback Conversion Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic measuring 133 mm (w) x

measuring 133 mm (w) x 47 mm (h) x 294 mm (l)

in copper-washed metal (magnetic)

(Sturmabteilung Fliegereinheiten Gürtelschnalle)

as a reward for meritorious patriots who carried on open hostilities against the enemy during the Campaign of 1936-1941

The Legion of Merit (Commander degree) is one of only two United States military decorations to be issued as a neck order (the other being the Medal of Honor)

Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A War Honour Decoration, Screwback Conversion Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic measuring 133 mm (w) x(Kriegerehrenzeichen in Eisen an Schraubscheibe). Instituted 13 March 1917 by Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig. (1917 issue). Constructed of silvered magnetic iron and bronze, the obverse consisting of a circular blackened magnetic iron laurel leaf wreath, overlaid by a silvered monogram of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig, topped by a crown and situated above a plaque bearing a number of 25, the reverse demonstrating careful removal of the original hinge and catch and