Austria, Empire. A Gold Bravery Medal, Second Award, C.1916 United Republic of ultimately serving as State Secretary

ultimately serving as State Secretary

(Issued 1935-1945)

(Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42 Medaille)

he served as a 2nd Lieutenant with the Durham Light Infantry and later transferred to the Royal Flying Corps

He played the key role in the Nazi "Seizure of Power" in January 1933

Austria, Empire. A Gold Bravery Medal, Second Award, C.1916 United Republic of ultimately serving as State Secretary(Goldene Tapferkeitsmedaille, mit einer Spange). Type IV Issued 1914 1916. A round gilt bronze medal; the obverse depicting the rightward facing bust of Kaiser Franz Joseph, circumscribed by his name and title; the reverse inscribed Der Tapferkeit (German For Bravery), within a laurel wreath, marked bronze on edge, on a loop for suspension from a period ribbon with a single clasp; measuring 40. 26 mm in diameter; in overall near very fine condition.