A Third Reich Period German War Merit Medal Archive War Commemorative Medal 1914-1918 (bronze

War Commemorative Medal 1914-1918 (bronze

large bronze button positioned in the button hole at the neck end

Silver bullion and green embroidery on khaki background

with ornate designs throughout

he joined the Luftwaffe as a flak gunner with the 96th division in Dortmund in January 1942

A Third Reich Period German War Merit Medal Archive War Commemorative Medal 1914-1918 (bronzeA Kriegsverdienstmedaille; in bronze; on loop for suspension; with a mint and unused period original ribbon; the obverse of the circular medal depicting a War Merit Cross; the reverse inscribed Fr Kriegsverdienst 1939 (For Wartime Merit 1939); measuring 32. 10 mm in diameter; weighing 13. 0 grams; better than fine condition.