A Lippe Detmold War Merit Cross & Document To The 190Th Infantry Regiment GTRexclude Croatian SS Volunteer Sleeve Shield

Croatian SS Volunteer Sleeve Shield - Red and white checkerboard shield woven onto a smooth textured

under the command of Lieutenant D

157th Oak Leaves on December 22

the body of a French rooster lying beside the lion

A Lippe Detmold War Merit Cross & Document To The 190Th Infantry Regiment GTRexclude Croatian SS Volunteer Sleeve ShieldWar Merit Cross in bronze gilt, 41. 3 mm, original combatant's ribbon, scattered green oxidation spots and gilt wear, near extremely fine. Accompanied by a War Merit Cross Award Document to "Brinkmeier" of Infantry Regiment 190, dated July 25, 1918, obverse with a photograph of Prince Leopold IV at the left with a crown above and inscribed "Leopold IV Frst zur Lippe" and "1914" below, the named area of the document illustrating the War Merit Cross