Krämer fought with the 1st Company of the Aufklärungs-Abteilung (Reconnaissance Battalion) of the SS-Totenkopf-Division
Footnote: The 21st Lancers (Empress of India's) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army
the reverse with a central leftward-facing profile of King Wilhelm I
as the service history of this antique timepiece is unknown
It is found on page 206 of “The Iron Cross 1
Germany, Rnst. A Reichsnährstand State Farmers Group Of Rhineland Medal For The Provincial Equestrian Exhibition Of 1937 certificate_of_authenticity Krämer fought with the 1st(Reichsnhrstand Verdienstmedaille). A circular, gilded bronze medallion, the obverse shows a central horizontal bar bearing the inscription Blut und Boden (Blood and Soil), above is a stylized eagle emblem, below is a design depicting the Reichsnhrstand logo of an ear of corn and dagger, surmounted over a swastika, on a circular background, with leaf motifs on either side, the circular border inscription reads LANDESBAUERNSCHAFT RHEINLAND