A RNST Passau Kriesbauerntag badge
exhibiting tarnishing in the upper third on the exterior
44 mm x 63 mm)
scuffed exterior with scattered paper loss on the side panels
Milch was promoted to Oberleutnant (Senior Lieutenant) and served as the commander’s adjutant at the pilot school of Alt-Autz in Courland
Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. A Military Merit Cross, I Class, C.1935 Auction Archive A RNST Passau Kriesbauerntag badge(Militr Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse). A cross constructed of gilded bronze, consisting of a cross patte with ribbed arms, the obverse with central initials FF, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the six oclock arm with a date of 1914, the reverse with a principle vertical pin assembly, unmarked, measuring 41. 00 mm (w) x 40. 81 mm (h), and in very fine condition.