Germany, Third Reich. A Life Saving Medal, by the Berlin Mint visually-hidden It took place in Belgian

It took place in Belgian Flanders on the western front

He was an active member of the Collingwood Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion for the last twenty-five years of his life

Between January and April 1945 he commanded the 16th SS Army Corps in Pomerania

with sun rays emanating from the center of the cross between the arms

measuring 125 mm (w) x 25 mm (h)

Germany, Third Reich. A Life Saving Medal, by the Berlin Mint visually-hidden It took place in Belgian(Erinnerungsmedaille fr Rettung aus Gefahr). Instituted 22 June 1933 by Paul von Hindenburg. (1934 1945 issue). Constructed of silver, the obverse bearing a raised German national eagle, overlaid across its chest by a shield bearing a mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR RETTUNG AUS GEFAHR (FOR RESCUE FROM DANGER), surrounded by a circular oak leaf wreath, the edge marked with a crescent indicating German manufacture, a