Germany, Third Reich. A Memel Medal, by the Berlin Mint GTRexclude medallion attached to a bar

medallion attached to a bar suspension set on a functional swivel hinge

gilt Italian Republic insignia on the lid

including a pair of Flight Personnel Oberst shoulder boards

Footnote: The Order of Civil Merit was established by King Alfonso XIII of Spain

A United States Army artillery officer’s button

Germany, Third Reich. A Memel Medal, by the Berlin Mint GTRexclude medallion attached to a bar(Medaille zur Erinnerung an die Heimkehr des Memellandes). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing two raised figures, one of which is clutching a flag and the other a length of broken chain, above a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central inscription of ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DIE HEIMKEHR DES MEMELLANDES 22. MARCH 1939 (TO COMMEMORATE THE RETURN OF