He was declared missing and presumed drowned in a flying accident on February 28
one on each side at the front with a traditional hip-side entry
an organization instituted in 1938 and dedicated to providing much-needed war time relief efforts for civilian victims who had been evacuated or lost their homes
the two earlier numbered regiments were serving as SS Police battalions on the Eastern Front
Mertsch won the German Cross in Gold in September 1943 and would go on to be the artillery commander of XIII SS-Armeekorps and finished the war commanding a Kampfgruppe in Czechoslovakia
A Russian 1St Class Order Of St. Stanislaus In Gold By Eduard Auction Archive He was declared missing andA Russian 1st Class Order of St. Stanislaus in Gold by Eduard In GOLD and enamels, 60. 8 mm x 66. 3 mm, by Eduard, Russian gold hallmarks on ring and two reverse arms, single enamel flake on upper arm, otherwise all enamels intact, extremely fine.