A 1914 Kaiser Wilhelm “Great Adventures Are Awe Inspiring And Form Character” Medal GTRexclude Nationalsozialistische Abzeichenfabrik

Nationalsozialistische Abzeichenfabrik

This cross was aquired in Ontario Canada as a period bringback

/ Grenadier-Regiment 553

inscribed "FOR KING AND EMPIRE" and "SERVICES RENDERED" surrounding the monogram of George V on the obverse

The war in North Africa was over and it was planned to parachute the battalion into Sicily during the invasion

A 1914 Kaiser Wilhelm “Great Adventures Are Awe Inspiring And Form Character” Medal GTRexclude Nationalsozialistische AbzeichenfabrikA 1914 Kaiser Wilhelm Grosses erlebnis macht ehrfrchtig und im herzen fest medal; in silvered metal (magnetic); on loop for suspension; measuring 33. 68 mm in diameter; in very fine condition.