Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Bronze Merit Medal Auction An oval badge constructed of

An oval badge constructed of stamped metal

marked "13" on the ring (Gustav Brehmer

Fearlessly he had pushed forward every day that we were in the lines

including a 1935 Hannover-Braunschweig Gautag badge

maker marked "FKO" (Friedrich Keller

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Bronze Merit Medal Auction An oval badge constructed of(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler; Bronzene Verdienstmedaille). Instituted 1 May 1937. A circular medal constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a Maltese cross with a left facing national eagle with outspread wings clutching a wreathed swastika in its talons between each arm, the reverse bears the inscription Deutsche Verdienst Medaille, measuring 38. 05 mm (w) x 43. 30 mm (h), with suspension ring on a red ribbon with white and black stripes,