Germany, Third Reich. A German Olympic Decoration Medallion Auction The first medevac (medical evacuation

The first medevac (medical evacuation by air) operations in history took place at this time when the Serbian Air Force evacuated wounded men by air

on a black machine woven backer

with a "7 1/4" size tag sewn in place at the rear

and is commemorated on page 477 of the First World War Book of Remembrance

the Africa Star with North Africa 1942-1943 Clasp

Germany, Third Reich. A German Olympic Decoration Medallion Auction The first medevac (medical evacuation(Deutsche Olympia Erinnerungsmnze). Constructed of bronze, the obverse with an Olympic column topped by rings, overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by a date of 1936, the reverse with an inscription of FR VERDIENSTVOLLE MITARBEIT BEI DEN OLYMPISCHEN SPIELEN 1936, above oak leaf branches, unmarked, measuring 36. 63 mm in diameter, weighing 17. 5 grams, in near extremely fine condition.