Germany, Federal Republic. A Pour le Mérite, Exhibition Example by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1965 Auction John Dyas transferred to the

John Dyas transferred to the United States Air Force when it became a separate branch of service in 1947

the officer warned of the perils of being a soldier and foreigner in Russia: "Two days ago

and to have been made in the early 19th Century

and splints

and an inspection mark of “M”

Germany, Federal Republic. A Pour le Mérite, Exhibition Example by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1965 Auction John Dyas transferred to the(Pour le Mrite, Museumsstck). Constructed of gilded bronze with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with blue enameled, joined through the quadrants by double sided Prussian imperial eagles, the obverse three, six, and nine oclock arms bearing a gilt inscription of POUR LE MRITE, the twelve oclock bearing a crowned monogram of King Friedrich II, the twelve oclock arm topped by a fan suspension with a ring retaining an original length of neck