Germany, Wehrmacht. An Order Of Azad Hind, Grand Star With Swords, By Rudolf Souval Newly Listed and again transferred after more

and again transferred after more five weeks to the 54th Infantry Battalion

An extremely rare cross constructed of silver gilt with rounded arms

the pinback on the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom marked "GRACO-GI"

Pinned into the peak of the cap is an insignia in the form of a SS-style German national eagle

Footnote: Somers Gillies was born on January 25th

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Order Of Azad Hind, Grand Star With Swords, By Rudolf Souval Newly Listed and again transferred after more(Orden Azad Hind der Provisorischen Regierung Freies Indien). Constructed of silvered tombak with gilt and enamels, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed starburst, bearing a central white enameled medallion overlaid by a gilded and leftward facing Bengal tiger, surrounded by a ring of white enamel bearing a gilt inscription of AZAD HIND join by clusters of green enameled laurel leaves, pierced by a pair of gilded crossed swords, the reverse