Germany, Imperial. A Medal Of Merit For Service To Military Pigeons, By Emil Weigand certificate_of_authenticity Boelcke became a member of

Boelcke became a member of Feldflieger-Abteilung (Field Pilot Detachment) 62

award document for Commemorative Medal 1 Oct 1938

and involved shooting wooden birds placed on high poles

Local officers and civil authorities formed a ring around three men: General Grafen Lilienberg

Germany, Imperial. A Medal Of Merit For Service To Military Pigeons, By Emil Weigand certificate_of_authenticity Boelcke became a member of(Bronzene Medaille fr Verdienste um das Militr Brieftaubenwesen). Constructed of bronze, the obverse with a rightward facing profile of Wilhelm II circumscribed by name and title, the revere with a central pigeon flying over a fortified landscape, above crossed feathers, circumscribed by an inscription of FR VERDIENSTE UM DAS MILITAIR BRIEFTAUBENWESEN (FOR MERIT IN MILITARY PIGEONRY), maker marked on the obverse E. WEIGAND F., measuring 41. 18 mm in