Belgium, Kingdom. An Order of Leopold II., Grand Officer's Star, c. 1910 Province of China 25th Infantry Division

25th Infantry Division

Endo Saburo was Major General and Commander of the 3rd Air Brigade when war broke out in the Pacific

D-ring stitched in place

despite the challenging weather condition and loss of several captains due to typhoid

Belgium, Kingdom. An Order of Leopold II., Grand Officer's Star, c. 1910 Province of China 25th Infantry Division(Ordre de Lopold II.). Instituted August 24th, 1900. (c. 1910 issue). A five armed Maltese Cross with multi faceted surfaces and dual ball finials, along with five gilded rays emanating from the center of the star, the obverse of the cross with a gilded Maltese Cross with ball finials and palm branches between the arms of the cross, bearing a central black medallion with a Crowned Belgian rampant lion facing left, surrounded by a blue ring of enamels