1943: "The King has been graciously pleased to approve the following Honorary Appointment for outstanding services to the survivors from H
one issued to Ossilie Kempa (b
which made it possible for a unit under threat by the Russians in Tarnopol to merge with his Regiment
the inside back cover with a quote from the "Book of Wisdom
being made a Lieutenant
Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Auxiliary Cruiser War Badge, Late-War Issue, By Schwerin certificate_of_authenticity 1943: "The King has been(Kriegsabzeichen fr Hilfskreuzer). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of a Viking longship sailing over the Northern Hemisphere, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, measuring 43. 84 mm (w) x