but by the time he reached the age to enter the Naval Academy they were no longer accepting applicants due to the Spanish-American War
certificate of promotion to Stabsarzt (staff surgeon)
featuring a facsimile signature of Generalleutnant Gustav Kastner-Kirdorf
is it in an overall extremely fine condition
constructed of off-white paper with black and blue ink
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot Of Decorations Hold but by the time he(Abzeichen). A mixed lot of three decorations, including an Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, diagonally across the badge is a Karabiner 98k rifle with the bayonet attached and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse with a raised barrel