Austria, Empire. A Gold Grade Bravery Medal, Officers Version, C.1918 Hold he was with the 8th

he was with the 8th Battalion

was declared absent without leave and found to be drunk

30 mm (w) x 448 mm (l)

This is a fine grouping of Waffen-SS Untersturmführer (Wehrmacht Leutnant equivalent) Panzerjäger/Anti-Tank collar tabs and shoulder boards

obverse presents with a Leopold Cross with white enameled arms

Austria, Empire. A Gold Grade Bravery Medal, Officers Version, C.1918 Hold he was with the 8thA round medal in gilded bronze; the obverse depicting the rightward facing bust of Kaiser Karl, circumscribed by his name and title; marked Kautsch on the obverse; the reverse inscribed Fortitudini (Fortitude), within a laurel wreath with Austrian flags in the background; on a Stielhenkelose style suspension, marked bronze on edge, with a period original ribbon, with a gilt K denoting that the medal was intended for an officer; measuring 39. 56mm (w)