Germany, Imperial. The Award Documents Of Generalleutnant Karl Gronau certificate_of_authenticity Stamped onto the sweatband is

Stamped onto the sweatband is a maker’s mark of “JAN MALINA

including Weimar Republic and Third Reich periods

he led a group of nationalists in sabotage operations against the occupying force

the anchors exhibiting scattered surface rust

measuring 35 mm (w) x 41 mm (h)

Germany, Imperial. The Award Documents Of Generalleutnant Karl Gronau certificate_of_authenticity Stamped onto the sweatband isThe award certificates of Karl Max Erdmann Gronau (1855 1945) include: certificate for the Prussian Red Eagle Order 3rd Class with Bow, awarded to Oberst (Colonel) Gronau, Commander of the 4th Guard Field Artillery Regiment, dated to Berlin on May 31, 1912, measuring 210 mm (w) x 330 mm (h), presenting two folding creases, remains near extremely fine; certificate for the Prussian Red Eagle Order 4th Class, awarded to Hauptmann (Captain) Gronau, member