Spain, Franco Period. A War Cross, Dedicated Star With Gold, C.1939 Buy Now In early December 1942

In early December 1942

This is a very interesting SS Wehrpass for a soldier who served as a guard at a little-known concentration camp and fought with the SS Totenkopf Division

The Union Defence Forces (UDF) were established in 1912 and renamed the South African Defence Force (SADF) in 1958

In the War Service Gratuity Form

( Gustaf Alfred Larsfon  1874) Naming is engraved in running script

Spain, Franco Period. A War Cross, Dedicated Star With Gold, C.1939 Buy Now In early December 1942Constructed of gilded and silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse with an eight pointed silver star, with central medallion in bronze gilt depicting a red, white and blue enamelled Spanish coat of arms, with blue enamelled border depicting the inscription AL MRIOT EN CAMPAA (FOR MERIT IN CAMPAIGN), surrounded by a gilded cross, crossed swords, and a laurel leaf wreath, the reverse with raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting