Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, Silver Grade, II Class Province of China A photo album totaling 40

A photo album totaling 40 pages with 1-5 photographs per page

Provenance: This series of Schalburg Corps insignia were acquired from the estate of the late Karl Knobloch who passed away in Ontario

there were 78 natives and 135 foreign recipients of this class

Preston was promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal and was later transferred to the 20th Infantry Battalion "1st Central Ontario Regiment" for service in the French theatre

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, Silver Grade, II Class Province of China A photo album totaling 40(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker II. Klasse Silber ohne Schwerter). Constructed of silvered zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant starburst, bearing a central raised rosette situated within a circular laurel wreath, unmarked, measuring 39. 98 mm (w) x 45. 00 mm (h), weighing 14. 0 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in better than very fine