Hesse-Darmstadt, Landgraviate. An Order Of Philip The Magnanimous, Commander With Swords, C.1914 Buy Now Schmid commanded the Luftwaffe's Military

Schmid commanded the Luftwaffe's Military Intelligence Branch (Abteilung 5 as Chief IC) from 1 January 1938 to 9 November 1942

obverse illustrating the bust of Tsar Nicholas II

consisting of a pebbled eight-pointed radiant star

orange-red embroidered cross incorporating a swastika in the centre

Hesse-Darmstadt, Landgraviate. An Order Of Philip The Magnanimous, Commander With Swords, C.1914 Buy Now Schmid commanded the Luftwaffe's Military(Orden Philipps des Gromtigen, Komturkreuz mit Schwertern). Instituted on 1 May 1840 by Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse. (Issued 1881 1918). An extremely well preserved example of a Commanders Cross of the Order of Philip the Magnanimous, presenting as a silver gilt Maltese Cross with white enameled arms, obverse centre medallion featuring a gilt leftward facing bust of Philip I on a bed of blue enamels, surrounded by a ring of white enamels, inscribed