Germany, Federal Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Federal Republic, By Steinhauer & Lück Archive Japan’s elite Red Dragon Armored

Japan’s elite Red Dragon Armored Division approached the last barrier to China’s back door: the mile deep Salween River gorge

inside of a round laurel wreath joined at the bottom by a swastika

Temporary Captain Charles Isaac Sutton

plain reverse marked “Ges

two piece construction with two went holes

Germany, Federal Republic. An Order Of Merit Of The Federal Republic, By Steinhauer & Lück Archive Japan’s elite Red Dragon Armored(Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland) Instituted 7 September 1951. A Leopold cross paty constructed of gilt bronze and multi coloured enamels, the obverse centre bearing a black enamel eagle, the arms are of red enamel with gilt borders, the reverse is the same as the obverse, with an arabesque detailing at the top, on a red, gold and black ribbon tied in a bow, the reverse bears a horizontal pinback, measuring 60. 78 mm (w) x 71. 60 mm (h),