Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class, V. Mayer & Sons, c. 1918 Archive (Medaille zur Erinnerung an die

(Medaille zur Erinnerung an die Heimkehr des Memellandes)

The OND was modeled after institutions such as the YMCA and originally the OND had no fascist affiliations

American Air Services: service members found that the leather flying coats in use were simply not protective enough for the piercing cold of the high altitudes

It has 240 pages and contains more than 800 colour and black & white photographs

measuring 37 mm x 48 mm

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class, V. Mayer & Sons, c. 1918 Archive (Medaille zur Erinnerung an die(Militrverdienstkreuz, III Klasse). Instituted October 22nd, 1849. (c. 1918 issue). Constructed of silver and silver gilt with multi coloured enamels, on a fixed loop and swivel ring for suspension from its period original Austrian style tri folded ribbon featuring gilded crossed swords, consisting of a silver Cross Patte with a silver gilt laurel wreath in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse of the cross with red and white