Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Bronze Merit Medal GTRexclude the Battalion was absorbed into

the Battalion was absorbed into the 32nd Reserve Battalion

maker marked GURSCHNER WIEN VII

Easingwood

on original ribbon and contained within original box of issue

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Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Bronze Merit Medal GTRexclude the Battalion was absorbed into(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler; Bronzene Verdienstmedaille). Instituted 1 May 1937. A circular medal constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a Maltese cross with a left facing national eagle with outspread wings clutching a wreathed swastika in its talons between each arm, the reverse bears the inscription Deutsche Verdienst Medaille, measuring 38. 05 mm (w) x 43. 30 mm (h), with suspension ring on a red ribbon with white and black stripes,