Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Award Document For An Iron Cross, I Class, To Stabsbootsmann Franz Lapp, C.1943 certificate_of_authenticity he was transferred to the

he was transferred to the 5th Battalion for service in the French theatre on July 18

A 1936 IV Olympische Winterspiele Garmisch-Partenkirchen badge

with Russian/Cyrillic letters “POA” (Russkaia Osvoboditelnia - translated “Russian Army of Liberation”)

was discharged from the RCAF on April 21

Footnote: Alfred Copeland was born on November 24

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Award Document For An Iron Cross, I Class, To Stabsbootsmann Franz Lapp, C.1943 certificate_of_authenticity he was transferred to the(Auszeichnungsdokument). An award document to Stabsbootsmann Franz Lapp for an Iron Cross, I Class, dated 26 July 1943, signed in black ink by Konteradmiral Erich Alfred Breuning (1897 1978), measuring 14 cm (w) x 20 cm (h), displaying signs of rust from a previous metal clip on top, in otherwise near extremely fine condition