Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Silver Medal Of Merit, By The Official Berlin Mint Newly Listed and attained the temporary rank

and attained the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel

He was the first enlisted man of the Kriegsmarine to be awarded this high honour

original ribbon with sewn on pinback

A Wehrmacht Ärmelshield Kuba

The inside of the cap is lined with a champagne coloured silk-textured liner with a sewn-in clear plastic diamond with the “Clemens Wagner Erstklassig” logo stamped in black ink underneath the plastic diamond

Germany, Third Reich. An Order Of The German Eagle, Silver Medal Of Merit, By The Official Berlin Mint Newly Listed and attained the temporary rank(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler Silberne Verdienstmedaille). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1937 1945 Issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse with a raised Maltese Cross with its quadrants joined by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas, the reverse with an inscription of DEUTSCHE VERDIENST MEDAILLE (GERMAN MERIT MEDAL), the edge with a