Germany, Imperial. An Association Of Messenger Pigeon Breeders Merit Medal GTRexclude An Iron Cross 1914 Second

An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class “Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2

stating that he had two years' previous military service with the 6th Field Battery

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at the age of 67

1989) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant in the Luftwaffe during the Second World War

Germany, Imperial. An Association Of Messenger Pigeon Breeders Merit Medal GTRexclude An Iron Cross 1914 Second(Militr Brieftaubenwesen Leistungsabzeichen). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension, the obverse with a raised leftward facing profile of Kaiser Wilhelm II circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a depiction of a pigeon flying over a landscape, circumscribed by inscriptions VERBAND DEUTSCHER BRIEFTAUBEN LIEBHABER VEREINE (ASSOCIATION OF GERMAN MESSENGER PIGEON FANCIERS) and FR HERVORRAGENDE LEISTUNGEN (FOR EXCELLENT SERVICE),