Waldeck, Principality. A Silver Medal Of Merit With Swords, C.1915 Auction Archive BEFORE HE DIED Kampfgeschwader 30

BEFORE HE DIED Kampfgeschwader 30 (KG 30) was an elite Luftwaffe bomber squadron during the Second World War

residue present on both the lining of the lid and medal bed

The exterior of the cap is constructed of average quality field-gray wool

On his return home he published the Narrative of the War with China in 1860

This cap is in black gabardine wool with a traditional high peak

Waldeck, Principality. A Silver Medal Of Merit With Swords, C.1915 Auction Archive BEFORE HE DIED Kampfgeschwader 30(Silberne Verdienstmedaille mit Schwertern). Instituted 26 September 1878 by Prince Georg Victor. (1915 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from a clasp of crossed swords, in turn on a suspension loop with its period original ribbon, the obverse of the medal featuring a monogram of Prince Georg Victor, the reverse with an inscription of FR VERDIENST, unmarked, the medal measuring 30. 32 mm in diameter, the swords measuring 31.