Hesse. A Silver Alice Memorial Medal GTRexclude He was heavily decorated for

He was heavily decorated for his service in the Luftwaffe

marked "POSTKARTE" (postcard) and "Helft helfen

in yellow cotton

at the age of 48

as part of the Second Battle of Passchendaele (October 26 to November 10

Hesse. A Silver Alice Memorial Medal GTRexclude He was heavily decorated for(Silberne Alice Medaille). A circular medal constructed of silver, the obverse depicting the leftward facing bust of the Grand Duchess Alice of Hesse, circumscribed by her name and title ALICE GROSHERZOGIN VON HESSEN; the reverse inscribed IN MEMORIAM within an open ended laurel wreath tied with a ribbon at the bottom, measuring 42. 18 mm (w) x 49. 14 mm (h), weighing 30. 2 g, on a pentagonal red, white, blue and green ribbon, very fine.