Germany, Empire. A Third Reich Period Prussian Air Gunner Badge, c. 1930 visually-hidden A First War Hanoverian Veterans

A First War Hanoverian Veterans Service Medal - In bronze

where he continued to be treated for Pulmonary Tuberculosis (caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M

Italy also awarded him the Italian Gold Medal of Military Valor

and the remnant of glue from previous display is visible on the reverse

Germany, Empire. A Third Reich Period Prussian Air Gunner Badge, c. 1930 visually-hidden A First War Hanoverian Veterans(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen). Instituted January 27th, 1918. (c. 1930s private purchase). An example of a Third Reich period private purchase Prussian Air Gunner Badge, constructed of die struck silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an obal laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a bow tie style ribbon, topped bhy a German State Crown, around a central raised German national eagle about to take off in flight, clutching a bullseye