Württemberg, Kingdom. A Military Merit Medal, Gold Grade Newly Listed / DIED IN HIS COUNTRY'S

/ DIED IN HIS COUNTRY'S SERVICE / 25 APR

with separation evident at the seam where the interior lining on the right side meets the sleeve lining)

maps and observations of his pilot’s/Luftwaffe training

vertical striped pattern with a diamond shape offset to one corner on the back cover

was fought during World War II on the Greek island of Crete

Württemberg, Kingdom. A Military Merit Medal, Gold Grade Newly Listed / DIED IN HIS COUNTRY'S(Militarverdienstmedaille). Instituted on 6 November 1806. Type V. (1892 1918 Issue). A round, gilded bronze medal, the obverse centre presenting the right facing bust of William II of Wrttemberg, circumscribed by WILHELM II KOENIG VON WUERTTEMBERG, with signature K. SCHWENZER under bust, the reverse centre presents FR TAPFERKEIT UND TREUE within a wreath of laurel leaves, measuring 28. 32 mm in diameter, on loop for suspension from period original