A German Imperial Knight's Cross Of The German Honour Legion By Kleist GTRexclude 1937 at Cologne

1937 at Cologne

He was a Cadet with the Officer Cadet Training Unit when he was named a 2nd Lieutenant with the Royal Tank Regiment

3 Sub-Depot in Ottawa

the official diagnosis being "Pleurisy" (inflammation of the pleurae

He also spoke French

A German Imperial Knight's Cross Of The German Honour Legion By Kleist GTRexclude 1937 at CologneA German Imperial Kreuz der Deutschen Ehrenlegion (Ritterschaft Bismarck); in silvered bronze and white, black, and green enamels; maltese cross with four arms with swords; the obverse with a centered medallion depicting an early Iron Cross, circumscribed Deutsche Ehrenlegion (German Honour Legion), surrounded by an oak wreath; vertical pinback and maker marked Kleist, Berlin, Brckenstrae on reverse; measuring 44 mm x 42 mm; better than very fine