Germany, Luftwaffe. A 1941 Battle of Crete Fallschirmjäger Commemorative Medallion, by Meissen Porcelain Auction Archive on the original ribbon in

on the original ribbon in green

Measuring 296 mm x 213 mm

ringed in blue enamel with gilt VIRTUTI IN BELLO" ("Bravery in War")

on five-sided framed suspension with pinback

Germany, Luftwaffe. A 1941 Battle of Crete Fallschirmjäger Commemorative Medallion, by Meissen Porcelain Auction Archive on the original ribbon in(Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta Erinnerungsmedaille). Constructed of brown earthenware, the obverse bearing a central map of Crete, topped by a mobile swastika and situated above a fasces, circumscribed by an inscription of EINNAHME VON KRETA 20. MAI 1. JUNI 1941 (CAPTURE OF CRETE 20 MAY 1 JUNE 1941), the reverse bearing a depiction of paratroopers jumping from planes, circumscribed by an inscription of SIEG DER FALLSCHIRMJGER LUFTLANDETRUPPEN UND FLIEGER