Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards and Insignia Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic It was the first order

It was the first order of merit in France which permitted an Officer who was not of noble birth to be named a Knight

with evidence of re-application of the silver finish

66 mm (h - inclusive integral ring suspension)

It was for his efforts during the Battle of Guadalcanal that he would earn a Battalion Citation from A

and Order of Brotherhood and Unity with Silver Wreath (two-piece construction

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards and Insignia Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic It was the first order(Auszeichnungen und Insignien). A mixed lot of awards and insignia, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 07 mm in diameter, weighing 13. 3 grams, in near mint