Original German WWII USGI Bring Back Grouping - Medals, Badges, Armbands French Uniforms which was Bavaria's highest military

which was Bavaria's highest military honor for officers (and conferred a patent of non-hereditary nobility on officers who were not already nobles)

Many are marked U

A fine reproduction  for use by re-enactors not willing to dirty up their rare original pouches

The script indicates that

Engineers collar device

Original German WWII USGI Bring Back Grouping - Medals, Badges, Armbands French Uniforms which was Bavaria's highest militaryOriginal Items: One of a kind set. Edward F. Kosmatak Army Serial number 35018061 was born in 1919 in Ohio and enlisted on April 1st, 1941. He fought in the European Theatre and after the war he brought home a number of German items as war trophies and souvenirs. This grouping purchased directly from his estate consists of the following items: All pieces enclosed in a Red DRK chocolate tin embossed on the bottom Eduscho Kaffe Tee Kako Versant Eduard