Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, Silver Merit Medal, by the Prussian Mint Auction Accompanied by a Submarine Combat

Accompanied by a Submarine Combat Patrol Insignia with three stars (in sterling silver

one depicting the funeral of a Heer officer

the obverse consisting of an oval nickel silver laurel and oak leaf wreath

this dagger features a 220 mm nickel-plated steel blade

naming on the ALSGCM engraved in italic capitals

Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, Silver Merit Medal, by the Prussian Mint Auction Accompanied by a Submarine Combat(Deutsche Verdienstmedaille in Silber in Frakturschrift). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1937 1943 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross, with its arms joined through the quadrants by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of DEUTSCHE VERDIENST MEDAILLE (GERMAN MERIT MEDAL) in Fraktur script,