Saxe-Meiningen, Kingdom. A Saxe-Meiningen First War Service Medal Buy Now Officer Commander Flying

Officer Commander Flying

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Parts of the Siegfried line saw battle in August 1944 following the D-Day invasion when the Germans used it for defensive purposes

engraver marked "L

denoting the rank of major

Saxe-Meiningen, Kingdom. A Saxe-Meiningen First War Service Medal Buy Now Officer Commander Flying(Verdienstabzeichen). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse depicts a Templar Cross with a central initial B for Bernhard within a ring of oak leaves, reverse depicts a Templar Cross with central Saxe Meiningen coat of arms, ringed by an inscription of FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE 1914 15 (For Merit in War 1914 15), unmarked, measuring 40 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.