Grade II marksmen’s lanyard
with 557 of its 692 members (80%) being killed
1940 and is signed in black ink by a Colonel and Commander of the Military District Command Dresden II
obverse embellishing by very precise and highly detailed patterns and beaded edges
reverse medallion separatly attached
Italy, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Maurice And St. Lazarus, V Class Knight, C.1880 Archive Grade II marksmen’s lanyard(Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro). Established in 1572 by Pope Gregory XIII. A silver gilt badge, consisting of a four armed cross with three trefoil ended arms, in white enamelling, each quadrant displaying a bright green enamelled Maltese cross arm with ball finials, reverse mirrors obverse, stamped with boars head mark on reverse of integral suspension ball denoting French manufacture and an 800 silver fineness (1858 1962), measuring 38. 5 mm