Germany, Third Reich. A Reichssportführer Proficiency Medal By L. Christian Lauer Auction Archive and [Pearkes said] that he

and [Pearkes said] that he will NOT issue instructions to his [junior commanders] placing them in an impossible situation

the reverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a silver crowned Bavarian lion within a white enameled border in the form of a buckled belt with silver numbers reading “1866” in gold

A King Ludwig Cross (König Ludwig Kreuz)

He later worked at a Wholesale Hardware firm as a Shipping Clerk and held that job for eighteen months at $15-$25/Week

Germany, Third Reich. A Reichssportführer Proficiency Medal By L. Christian Lauer Auction Archive and [Pearkes said] that he(Reichssportfhrer Leistungsabzeichen). Constructed of bronze, the obverse with a raised leftward facing profile of Hans von Tschammer und Osten, circumscribed by name, the reverse with an inscription of IN ANERKENNUNG EINER HERVORRAGENDEN LEISTUNG GEGEBEN VOM REICHSSPORTFHRER (IN RECOGNITION OF EXCEPTIONAL PROFICIENCY BY THE REICH SPORTS LEADER), maker marked L. CHR. LAUER, NUERNBERG, measuring 50 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition.