Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards, Badges, and Insignia Auction Archive some period enamel restoration otherwise

some period enamel restoration otherwise in good condition

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while on May 11th

The Kampfgeschwader 53 was a bomber squadron formed on May 1

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards, Badges, and Insignia Auction Archive some period enamel restoration otherwise(Auszeichnungen, Abzeichen und Insignien). A mixed lot of badges and insignia, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939, unmarked, measuring 32. 23 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 9 grams, in near mint condition. 2. An