Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards, Badges, and Insignia Auction Archive The Kampfgeschwader 53 was a

The Kampfgeschwader 53 was a bomber squadron formed on May 1

held in place by small brass Canada Militia buttons

while on May 11th

he was discharged from hospital on May 2nd

1906 - February 4

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards, Badges, and Insignia Auction Archive The Kampfgeschwader 53 was a(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