Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords, 1957 Version GTRexclude Brinkforth’s rank is given as

Brinkforth’s rank is given as Obergefreiter (Senior Lance Corporal)

(Wehrmacht Generalfeldmarschall Foto mit Unterschrift)

Application for Medal of Honor of New Design and for Rosette (1904 version

and Commemorative Medal for the Visit to Saarland University (frosted silver

followed by a transfer six weeks later to the 12th Machine Gun Company on July 22

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords, 1957 Version GTRexclude Brinkforth’s rank is given as(Ritterkreuz der Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern). A Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords, constructed of silver, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and crossed swords piercing the centerpiece, the obverse bearing a central circular oak leaf wreath, joined together at the top and bottom by ribbon, surrounding a pebbled void, the reverse bearing a central circular oak leaf wreath, surrounding a raised date of 1939, the