A German Eagle Order Merit Medal With Swords; Published Example With Case Auction he had been sending his

he had been sending his widowed mother about $5

when his crew of eleven were ordered to the air for an attack upon a Macchi aircraft factory that produced ball bearings

The year 1943 saw four more postings for Brooks while still training in Canada

95 mm x 140 mm

single crudely soldered lug placed in the centre of reverse

A German Eagle Order Merit Medal With Swords; Published Example With Case Auction he had been sending hisA fine example of a Deutsche Verdienstmedaille mit Schwerter Eagle Order Medal with Swords; silver medal (marked 935 on the edge of the medal, along with the crescent moon for silver content); the obverse of the medal with an outline of an Order of the German Eagle on the obverse, with swords separately applied to the top of the medal; on loop for suspension with its period ribbon featuring a sewn on horizontal pinback; maker marked PR. Mnze Berlin on