He joined Number 56 Operational Training Unit at Sutton Bridge in June and one month later he was a Qualified Pilot with the rank of Sergeant
A First Class War Merit Cross with Swords by Otto Schickle - an excellent example of silvered zinc
with a black textured faux leather (leatherette) exterior
The following shots show soldiers working and posing with different mortars and cannons
signed in pencil by General der Flieger
Germany, Nsdap. An Order Of The German Eagle, Medal Of Merit, By The Official Berlin Mint Auction Archive He joined Number 56 Operational(Deutscher Adlerorden, Verdienstmedaille). (Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler Silberne Verdienstmedaille). Instituted 1 May 1937 by A. H. (1937 1945 Issue). Constructed of silver with a mark of . 835 on the edge, the obverse depicting the outline of the Order of the German Eagle, the reverse inscribed Deutsche Verdienstmedaille (German Merit Medal), on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, maker marked Pr. Mnze Berlin on edge,