Canada, Commonwealth. A Second War Memorial Cross to Sgt. Connell Auction Archive Type I (Ordre de Léopold

Type I (Ordre de Léopold / Leopoldsorde): in silver gilt with red

Pinned onto the peak is a gilded zink insignia consisting of a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

Dietrich created a fund with Billy Wilder and several other Germans to help Jews and dissidents escape from Germany

Bachmatch Commemorative Medal 1918-1948 with Ribbon Bar

1942 he was brought in for military inspection at the Military District Office in Limburg

Canada, Commonwealth. A Second War Memorial Cross to Sgt. Connell Auction Archive Type I (Ordre de LéopoldIn silver, full size, GVR cypher on obverse, reverse engraved SGT. S. J. CONNELL R75835, marked STERLING on the reverse, dark patina, very fine. Footnote: Stanley Jerome Connell served in the RCAF during the Second War. He died on October 26, 1941. Surplus First War Memorial Crosses were often used during the Second War.