Germany, Republic. An Order of Merit of the Federal Republic, Grand Cross, to General Powell, Awarded in 1993 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac SOUTH AFRICA 1902 (5567 PTE

SOUTH AFRICA 1902 (5567 PTE

each breast of the tunic has a box-pleated patch pocket closed by reinforced button holes meeting silvered

and the interior of the lid is similarly marked “fwq” along with a stamp bearing a Wehrmacht-style German national eagle and number “326”

signed and stamped by the Einheitsführer on May 5

He later achieved the rank of Brevet Second Lieutenant with the New York National Guard

Germany, Republic. An Order of Merit of the Federal Republic, Grand Cross, to General Powell, Awarded in 1993 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac SOUTH AFRICA 1902 (5567 PTE(Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Groes Verdienstkreuz). Instituted on September 7th, 1951 by Federal President Theodor Heuss. (1993 issue) A two piece set of the award consisting of: 1. A grand cross breast star, constructed of gilded silver with red and black enamels, consisting of a diamond shaped ray motif bearing a central Cross Patte with red enameled arms and a golden roundel in the middle bearing a Federal Republic style black