Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Merit Medal In Silver, By The Official Berlin Mint United Republic of The contents varied considerably: officers

The contents varied considerably: officers and men on active service afloat or at the front received a box containing a pipe

and death-defying soldiers

health and industry

and was recommended for training as an Air Gunner in October 1942

12 Years Service - Bronze gilt

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Merit Medal In Silver, By The Official Berlin Mint United Republic of The contents varied considerably: officers(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler, Silberne Verdienstmedaille). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1943 1945 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse with a raised Maltese Cross, with German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas joining the quadrants, the reverse with an inscription of DEUTSCHE VERDIENSTMEDAILLE (GERMAN MERIT MEDAL), the edge with a makers mark of