Dietl was promoted to Senior Lieutenant and served as a company commander with his regiment
Officially it was a rescue mission but the true reason behind it was to liberate Patton's son-in-law
surrounded by a stylized swastika and the letters “D” and “J”
award is unmarked
now more than ever” on the reverse
Finland. A Second World War Medal Bar And Decorative Leather Wallet, C.1945 Hold Dietl was promoted to SeniorFinland. A medal bar consisting of an Order of the Lion of Finland, Civil Division, Knight, composed of silver gilt with white and red enamel, the obverse presenting a rampant lion on a red enamelled field, marks on the suspension ring present 813H denoting 1895 1972 manufacture, R7 date mark denoting 1970, Helsinki town mark, a crown inside a heart indicating Finnish manufacture, and a makers mark identifying A. Tillander of Helsinki, measures 41.