Germany, Imperial. An Association Of Messenger Pigeon Breeders Merit Medal GTRexclude 1989) was a highly decorated

1989) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant in the Luftwaffe during the Second World War

at the age of 67

his luck ran out on August 20

drop forged steel

Germany, Imperial. An Association Of Messenger Pigeon Breeders Merit Medal GTRexclude 1989) was a highly decorated(Militr Brieftaubenwesen Leistungsabzeichen). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension, the obverse with a raised leftward facing profile of Kaiser Wilhelm II circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a depiction of a pigeon flying over a landscape, circumscribed by inscriptions VERBAND DEUTSCHER BRIEFTAUBEN LIEBHABER VEREINE (ASSOCIATION OF GERMAN MESSENGER PIGEON FANCIERS) and FR HERVORRAGENDE LEISTUNGEN (FOR EXCELLENT SERVICE),