Germany, Luftwaffe. A Soldbuch to Flieger Eduard Ratig, Flak Crewman United Republic of Footnote: The Military Merit Medal

Footnote: The Military Merit Medal was instituted on March 10

1938 and is based on an award instituted on May 13

the BM with pinback

His exploits became legendary throughout Japan and brought renewed faith and strength to many hundreds of ill and disheartened prisoners

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Soldbuch to Flieger Eduard Ratig, Flak Crewman United Republic of Footnote: The Military Merit Medal(Luftwaffe Soldbuch). A Luftwaffe issue Soldbuch, constructed of a blue card stock binding with 24 interior pages filled with handwritten and stamped entries, named to EDUARD RATIG, who was born on 19 March 1903 and who served with I. Flak Sturm Regiment 28 (mot.) and Flak Ersatz Abteilung 38, retaining a certified black and white studio photo of Ratig, measuring 10 cm (w) x 14. 5 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.