Germany, Imperial. A Military Messenger Pigeon Distinguished Breeding Medal, With Case consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Control of Hill 355 conferred

Control of Hill 355 conferred control of the highways running south to Seoul

6 in Fredericton

A Grouping of Two Third Reich Period Badges of aluminum

74 mm (w) x 32

maker marked "WERNSTEIN JENA" and marked "D

Germany, Imperial. A Military Messenger Pigeon Distinguished Breeding Medal, With Case consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Control of Hill 355 conferred(Brieftauben Wesen Medaille mit Etui). Constructed of gilded bronze, the oberse bearing a raised messenger pigeon perched on top of a pillar, set against a rural landscape with a rising sun, the reverse bearing an engraved and wreathed inscription of DEM VIERFACHEN SIEGER 1930 (TO THE FOURFOLD WINNER 1930), unmarked, measuring 40 mm diameter, accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of a heavy card stock frame with a faux dark