Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Order of the German Eagle, Silver Merit Medal with Swords and Case, Type I by Deschler & Sohn Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic The opening on either side

The opening on either side is reinforced with an additional panel

one illustrating an aeroplane nose-first into an aerodrome

typically by exception

Impressed: 2188 3RD

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Order of the German Eagle, Silver Merit Medal with Swords and Case, Type I by Deschler & Sohn Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic The opening on either side(Deutsche Verdienstmedaille mit Schwertern in Silber in Frakturschrift). A rare Type I Merit medal, by Deschler and Sohn. Instituted 1 May 1937. (1939 1943 issue). Constructed of silver, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, joined through the quadrants by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas, with a crossed sword clasp affixed to the twelve oclock position, the reverse bearing a raised