159 Squadron was awarded the Distinguished Service Order
He is best known for his foreign policy of appeasement
Five pointed star in (28mm) in solid GOLD
” was a beloved comrade and the ideal German officer
5 mm (w) x 54 mm (h - inclusive integral suspenion)
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot Of Decorations And Insignia GTRexclude 159 Squadron was awarded the(Abzeichen und Insignien). A mixed lot of four decorations and insignia, including 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 an inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 04 mm in diameter, weighing 13. 5 grams, with a small spot of