Germany, Third Reich. A Lot Of Medals & Awards Archive Brinkforth was killed in action

Brinkforth was killed in action by artillery fire on the Eastern Front

Perth Regiment Cap Badge c

with appearence of light filing on exterior of pin

A textbook example of Waffen-SS “Totenkopf” (“Death’s Head”) Division Untersturmführer rank collar tabs

The Ministry of Public Affairs ID booklet is dated to May 3

Germany, Third Reich. A Lot Of Medals & Awards Archive Brinkforth was killed in actionA War Merit Cross, II Class with Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern), a Maltese cross in bronzed zink, the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center, the reverse presents a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939 in raised numbering, with suspension loop on a red, black and white