Germany, Heer. A Gebirgsjäger Regiment 100 Crete Campaign Commemorative Medallion Hold Measuring 209 mm x 151

Measuring 209 mm x 151 mm

Volunteered for France four times but was rejected on account of bad feet

dated 1947

measuring 209 mm (w) x 147 mm (h)

one of the premier test pilots of the Luftwaffe and among the few people to have tested the Me 163 and Me 262 Jet Fighters

Germany, Heer. A Gebirgsjäger Regiment 100 Crete Campaign Commemorative Medallion Hold Measuring 209 mm x 151(Gebirgsjger Regiment 100 Kreta Erinnerungsmedaille). Constructed of bronze, with double loops for suspension, the obverse with a sailing ship an inscription of KRETA, above a plaque inscribed 15. G. H. R. 100, the reverse with an edelweiss, unmarked, measuring 30 mm (w) x 36 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.