he entered the Imperial Navy as a Matrose on 1 February 1900 and was promoted to Obermatrose (Gefreiter) on 1 August 1901
Victory Medal (746265 PTE
with a period original ribbon band bearing the monogram of Grand Duke Friedrich Wilhelm
Of extremely high quality in Gold and enamels
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, By C.e. Juncker Auction Archive he entered the Imperial Navy(Flakkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a hand filed mobile swastika, around a central Flak 88 with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback, meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN, measuring 44. 37