Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards and Insignia Auction when his plane was shot

when his plane was shot down over Tobruk by Italian anti-aircraft guns

including some slight loss to the original gilt finish throughout

the poster is a known design of Latvian graphic artist Sigsigmunds Vidbergs

31 mm (w) x 57

Despite being able to fly over the harsh terrain

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards and Insignia Auction when his plane was shot(Auszeichnungen und Insignien). A mixed lot of awards and insignia, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, 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 a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 32. 36 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 8 grams, in extremely fine condition. 2. A Civil Service 25 Year Faithful Service Award,