Prussia, Kingdom. A Military Merit Medal, I Class Cross Archive as a member of a

as a member of a socialist collective and for his long-time and excellent service to the German Democratic Republic

41 mm x 56 mm

He was decorated with the Iron Cross First Class for this action

(Luftwaffe Kriegsweihnachten 1942 Erinnerungsteller)

the obverse bearing a raised Geneva Cross with pebbled arms overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

Prussia, Kingdom. A Military Merit Medal, I Class Cross Archive as a member of a(Militr Ehrenzeichen, I. Klasse Kreuz). Instituted 30 September 1814 by King Friedrich Wilhelm III. (1814 1864 issue). Constructed of silver, on double loops for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with ribbed arms, the obverse bearing a central raised inscription of VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT (SERVICE TO THE STATE), the reverse bearing a central raised monogram of King Friedrich Wilhelm III, unmarked, measuring 35. 75