Spain, Franco Period. An Institute for Hispanic Culture Award, Breast Star with Case, c.1940 Auction Archive Borchert went to Africa in

Borchert went to Africa in 1941 to report on Rommel’s Afrikakorps

Austria: Merit Cross "1849"

He was transferred to Camp Debert at Debert

topped by a silvered inscription of “DEUTSCHES REICHS-KRIEGERBUND MILITÄRVERBAND ODENKIRCHEN

Spain, Franco Period. An Institute for Hispanic Culture Award, Breast Star with Case, c.1940 Auction Archive Borchert went to Africa inIn silver gilt, an eight point star with smooth rays, with a large detailed enamelled centrepiece, blue enamelled inscription surrounding the centrepiece reading "Instituto de Cultura Hispanica" (Institute for Hispanic Culture), surmounted by the Franco crown with touches of red and green enamels in the crown's base, the reverse is numbered 73 with a vertical pin and dual stays, measures 90. 9 mm (w) x 86. 4 mm (h), enamels intact, pin and hinge