Prussia, Kingdom. A General Merit Medal, Type Iii, Ii Class, C.1918 Auction arriving at the Canadian Base

arriving at the Canadian Base Depot in France on February 8th

in gilded iron (magnetic)

where he served with both the 257th and 559th Volksgrenadier Divisions

a medium and heavy bomber detachment of the Luftwaffe which saw action on the Eastern and Mediterranean fronts before being transferred to Western Europe as part of the defence of the Reich from 1944 through 1945

Prussia, Kingdom. A General Merit Medal, Type Iii, Ii Class, C.1918 Auction arriving at the Canadian Base(Allgemeines (Militar) Ehrenzeichen). Instituted 14 June 1793. A circular medal constructed of silver, the obverse centre bears the inscription VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT (MERIT OF THE STATE) encompassed by a laurel wreath tied with a ribbon in a bow at the bottom, the reverse bears the crowned cipher FWR III for Friedrich Wilhelm Rex III, measuring 39. 30 mm (w) x 43. 90, with loop for suspension and a commemorative button 50 on a pebbled background,