Germany, Luftwaffe. A 1941 Battle of Crete Fallschirmjäger Commemorative Medallion, by Meissen Porcelain Auction Archive examples of reproductions and rich

examples of reproductions and rich history

ringed in blue enamel with gilt VIRTUTI IN BELLO" ("Bravery in War")

on the original ribbon in green

constructed of field-gred grey wool

Germany, Luftwaffe. A 1941 Battle of Crete Fallschirmjäger Commemorative Medallion, by Meissen Porcelain Auction Archive examples of reproductions and rich(Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta Erinnerungsmedaille). Constructed of brown earthenware, the obverse bearing a central map of Crete, topped by a mobile swastika and situated above a fasces, circumscribed by an inscription of EINNAHME VON KRETA 20. MAI 1. JUNI 1941 (CAPTURE OF CRETE 20 MAY 1 JUNE 1941), the reverse bearing a depiction of paratroopers jumping from planes, circumscribed by an inscription of SIEG DER FALLSCHIRMJGER LUFTLANDETRUPPEN UND FLIEGER