Germany, Heer. A Gebirgsjäger Regiment 100 Crete Campaign Commemorative Medallion Hold one of the premier test

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

dated 1947

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

a silver cross pattée with blue enameled arms

one for the War Merit Cross 2nd Class

Germany, Heer. A Gebirgsjäger Regiment 100 Crete Campaign Commemorative Medallion Hold one of the premier test(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.