Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards certificate_of_authenticity Manfred von Richthofen initially entered

Manfred von Richthofen initially entered military service as an Imperial German Army cadet in Schweidnitz (present day Świdnica

A Native of Wishaw

and pinned with gilded NSDAP-style GErman national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas and four pips

For this service he was specially promoted to Captain

SS Oberfuhrer and Division Commander

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards certificate_of_authenticity Manfred von Richthofen initially entered(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, 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 raised inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 34 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 8 grams, in near mint condition. 2. An Eastern Front