Germany, Imperial. A Medal Of Merit For Service To Military Pigeons, By Emil Weigand certificate_of_authenticity Forming up and training of

Forming up and training of the eventual 20

and involved shooting wooden birds placed on high poles

Boelcke became a member of Feldflieger-Abteilung (Field Pilot Detachment) 62

approximately 380 issued

Germany, Imperial. A Medal Of Merit For Service To Military Pigeons, By Emil Weigand certificate_of_authenticity Forming up and training of(Bronzene Medaille fr Verdienste um das Militr Brieftaubenwesen). Constructed of bronze, the obverse with a rightward facing profile of Wilhelm II circumscribed by name and title, the revere with a central pigeon flying over a fortified landscape, above crossed feathers, circumscribed by an inscription of FR VERDIENSTE UM DAS MILITAIR BRIEFTAUBENWESEN (FOR MERIT IN MILITARY PIGEONRY), maker marked on the obverse E. WEIGAND F., measuring 41. 18 mm in