Germany, Third Reich. A German Olympic Commemorative Medal Archive “Kreta” Cufftitle

“Kreta” Cufftitle

postcard backer

100 “King Johann”

A 1930’s third reich period DJ (Deutsches Jungvolk/German Youths) membership badge

USS Herring's exact manner of loss can also be determined from these records

Germany, Third Reich. A German Olympic Commemorative Medal Archive “Kreta” Cufftitle(Deutsche Olympia Erinnerungsmedaille). Instituted 1 July 1936. (1936 1937). Constructed of magnetic metal, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with clasp, the obverse bearing a central Olympic column, topped by rings, and overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika flanked by a date of 1936, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR VERDIENSTVOLLE MITARBEIT BEI DEN OLYMPISCHEN SPIELEN 1936, unmarked,