International. Order of Merit of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta certificate_of_authenticity A grouping of six identification

A grouping of six identification tags

An album bearing a handwritten date of “1942” and an inscription of “FRANKREICH (BRETAGNE)” (“FRANCE [BRITTANY]”) on the cover

reverse centrepiece shows same monogram “SS” with the mark “AK”

Wagener received the promotion to Überplanmäßiger Truppführer

International. Order of Merit of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta certificate_of_authenticity A grouping of six identificationThe cross in silver with white enamels, connected to a gilt crown suspension, unmarked, measuring 49 mm (w) x 90 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, intact enamels, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Merit of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta, often popularly referred to as the "Knights of Malta", was in existence certainly as long ago as the early years of