A 1914-1918 Lippe War Merit Cross GTRexclude Menger was awarded the clasp

Menger was awarded the clasp for having successfully flown 110 missions

his wallet size Certificate of Service with photo and copies of his Service Records

with black felt washer

42 mm x 115 mm)

when the Russians wanted to break through

A 1914-1918 Lippe War Merit Cross GTRexclude Menger was awarded the claspA 1914 1918 Lippe War Merit Cross (Kriegsverdienst Kreuz); on gilt bronze; the obverse bears a centrally placed laurel wreath encircling the Rose of Lippe, topped with a crowned cipher of Prince Leopold IV, with the lower armed bearing 1914; the reverse inscribed For Distinction During Wartime across all arms; horizontally pierced ball and loop for suspension; on correct replacement ribbon; some contact marks, but otherwise very fine condition.