A Third Reich Period German War Merit Medal Archive 20 December 1919-30 June 1920:

20 December 1919-30 June 1920: Transferred to Military District Command VI

Footnote: the medal was awarded to members of the Heimwehr Austrian Home Defence Force (Heimwehr)

with ornate designs throughout

He later spent sixteen months in Portugal

the Prussian Pour le Merite at the neck

A Third Reich Period German War Merit Medal Archive 20 December 1919-30 June 1920:A Kriegsverdienstmedaille; in bronze; on loop for suspension; with a mint and unused period original ribbon; the obverse of the circular medal depicting a War Merit Cross; the reverse inscribed Fr Kriegsverdienst 1939 (For Wartime Merit 1939); measuring 32. 10 mm in diameter; weighing 13. 0 grams; better than fine condition.