Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service Newly Listed Stieff was promoted to Major

Stieff was promoted to Major General

and one minor tear

in addition to the missing hardware the clasp demonstrates total loss of finish and significant oxidation

issued from Dubrovnik on 30 November 1927

although historians cite 6 May

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service Newly Listed Stieff was promoted to Major(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including: 1. A Black Grade Wound Badge, constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 107 for Carl Wild,