United Kingdom. An Order of the British Empire, C.B.E., Civil Division. Province of China He later achieved the rank

He later achieved the rank of Sergeant

the revere with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch

certified by the handwritten signature of Oberst Richard Schmidt (Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross

with one tiny chip in the white enamels on the crown suspension

those airborne warriors lived and fought and died according to all the rules of chivalry

United Kingdom. An Order of the British Empire, C.B.E., Civil Division. Province of China He later achieved the rankType I. In silver gilt, featuring a seated Britannia, with blue enamled arms, 61 mm (w) x 85 mm (h inclusive of crown with ring suspension), toned silver, on replacement ribbon, very fine.