Germany, Third Reich. An Air Defence Merit Medal, Ii Class GTRexclude He was initially reported as

He was initially reported as "Missing" but was later confirmed to be a Prisoner of War in Germany

Constructed of silvered and patinated feinzink

original bow ribbon

measuring 158 mm (w) x 242 mm (h)

Germany, Third Reich. An Air Defence Merit Medal, Ii Class GTRexclude He was initially reported as(Luftschutz Ehrenzeichen II. Klasse). Instituted 30 January 1938. (1938 1945 issue). Constructed of zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, the obverse with a central raised mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of FR VERDIENSTE IM LUFTSCHUTZ (FOR MERIT IN AIR DEFENCE), the reverse with a central raised date of 1938, unmarked, measuring