WW 2 GERMAN MEDAL FÜR KRIEGS VERDIEN 1939 - THE WAR MERIT IN SOUTH AFRICA

The War Merit Medal (Kriegsverdienstmedaille) was a World War II German military decoration awarded to recognize outstanding service by civilians in connection with the war effort. The medal was restricted to civilians - both German and non-German - and was awarded predominantly to those working in war factories. The soldered eye-ring is missing. NOTE: Out of respect and due to the sensitivity of certain symbols associated with the German military, where necessary these have been blanked out. These are however a part of our history that cannot be erased. "Lest we forget..." is a phrase we often hear in war commemorative occasions.