Canada, Commonwealth. A DSO Group to Lt. Col.C.B. Russell, Commanding Officer of the 4th Army Troops Company Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic An Officers’ Long Service Decoration

An Officers’ Long Service Decoration

Both badges illustrate a tank surmounted by the royal crown

It ranked equally with the Order of Ferdinand I as the highest decoration in Romania until 1947 when it was abolished along with the Romanian monarchy

” presumably for “Gustav Brehmer

Canada, Commonwealth. A DSO Group to Lt. Col.C.B. Russell, Commanding Officer of the 4th Army Troops Company Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic An Officers’ Long Service DecorationA First War DSO Medal Bar consisting of seven decorations: A Distinguished Service Decoration, in silver, with white enamel arms, the obverse medallion featuring the crowned monogram GRV on a red enamel field encircled in a green enamel wreath, the reverse featuring a large central crown on a red field, encircled a green enamelled wreath, full size, large enamel chip in the center of the obverse medallion, reverse medallion loose, light wear to white