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

and an SS-Rottenführer on June 29

his luck ran out on August 20

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An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class “Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2

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),