A Third Reich Period German War Merit Medal Archive he joined the Luftwaffe as

he joined the Luftwaffe as a flak gunner with the 96th division in Dortmund in January 1942

large bronze button positioned in the button hole at the neck end

the Prussian Pour le Merite at the neck

with ornate designs throughout

A Third Reich Period German War Merit Medal Archive he joined the Luftwaffe asA 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.