Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Awards Archive (Tag der Auslandsdeutschen Abzeichen)

(Tag der Auslandsdeutschen Abzeichen)

Footnote: Charles Thompson Ransey was born on July 7

but also a number of lesser-known examples

A Second War Japanese Aircrew & Observers Parachute

Highmoor's unit sailed on January 21

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Awards Archive (Tag der Auslandsdeutschen Abzeichen)(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939, unmarked, measuring 32. 21 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 8 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A Krim Shield, constructed of bronzed