Bulgaria, Kingdom. A National Order for Civil Merit, III Class Commander, c.1908 United Republic of the 26th Infantry Regiment was

the 26th Infantry Regiment was ordered to clear an industrial zone on the edge of Aachen in preparation for the attack on the city itself

the obverse bearing the personal bookplate of AH carefully executed in dark brown ink

maker marked “RZM M4/23” for “Franke & Co

Motto ""Nescit occasum"" (It knows no decline)

Patriotic Women's Association Aichi Prefecture Branch Member's Badge (in silvered bronze with red

Bulgaria, Kingdom. A National Order for Civil Merit, III Class Commander, c.1908 United Republic of the 26th Infantry Regiment was( ). Instituted in 1891. Type II with Imperial Crown (1908 1944). Multi piece construction, in bronze gilt with red, white and green enamels, unmarked, measuring 54. 7 mm (w) x 86 mm (h) inclusive of its Imperial crown suspension, chipping and loss evident in the white enamels on the tip of the arm at 12 o'clock on both sides, on its original full length neck ribbon, near very fine. Footnote: The National Order for Civil Merit was instituted on August