A Third Reich Period German War Merit Medal United Republic of 50 x 72 mm (inclusive

50 x 72 mm (inclusive of wreath suspension) modern issue

34" (Gewidmet = Dedicated

their Hampden Bomber failed to return from a bombing raid on Essen

with the ends of the sweatband meeting at the rear and are pinned together

A Third Reich Period German War Merit Medal United Republic of 50 x 72 mm (inclusiveA Kriegsverdienstmedaille; in bronze; on loop for suspension; with a mint and unused period original ribbon; the obverse of the circular medal depicting a War Merit Cross; the reverse inscribed Fr Kriegsverdienst 1939 (For Wartime Merit 1939); measuring 32. 10 mm in diameter; weighing 13. 0 grams; better than fine condition.