Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Decorations Republic of only outranked by the Reich

only outranked by the Reich Leader of the SS)

the reverse retaining an intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label with a maker’s code of “A4/192” and a secondary code of “466064”

and although his leg healed

the 490th was described as “one of the most specialized bombardment squadrons in the world

He died on April 23rd

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Decorations Republic of only outranked by the Reich(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of decorations, 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 an inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 21 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 9 grams, in near mint condition. 2. An Italian German