Heroic
Achievements:
The following medals
were earned by Max during the various stages of
World War Two. Unfortunately when he surrendered
to the Americans, they quickly relieved him of
every possession including a wallet, sold book,
and these ceremonial awards.
"What you are about
to view can only be described as those sadly
replaced and cheap images of honors which were
bestowed upon me so long ago:"
-Max
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This honor known as the "Eiserne
Kreuz II" (Iron Cross Second
Class) was given to the solider
that went above and beyond the
call of duty. Throughout the
history of Germany, only the
bravest men have been known to
wear it proudly. For Max this
special award was won on the
Eastern Front!
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This medal called the, "Flak
Abzeichen" was awarded to Max
for the successful downing of at
least 5 enemy aircraft by his
unit.
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This special symbol of heroic
bravery was given to Max for his
duty on the Eastern Front. It
represents the many years of
hardship and pain that a German
soldier had to face, both in
combat and sheer survival. The
German name for this medal
is,"Ostkampfmedallion".
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Simply put, if you wanted to earn this
medal during World War Two, and you
happened to be fighting close up and
successful, surviving at least 3 of these.... then
as a German you would be awarded the
famed, "Luftwaffen Erdkampf Abzeichen".
Max was one of the lucky.
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Last but certainly not least, comes one
of the highest respected if not greatest
achievements of all. The"Verwundeten
medallion" is given to the "not so"
lucky ones that were wounded in battle.
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