Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Merit Medal In Silver, By The Official Berlin Mint Hold with the cover bearing a

with the cover bearing a gilt embossed title

ending the war as an observer in the rank of lieutenant

accompanied by its period original package of issues

a shield below bearing an ancient galley coming into action

again saw himself with the 19th Battalion in the field on August 12

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Merit Medal In Silver, By The Official Berlin Mint Hold with the cover bearing a(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler, Silberne Verdienstmedaille). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1943 1945 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse with a raised Maltese Cross, with German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas joining the quadrants, the reverse with an inscription of DEUTSCHE VERDIENSTMEDAILLE (GERMAN MERIT MEDAL), the edge with a makers mark of