Austria, Imperial. A Military Long Service Decoration, I Class for Officers, c.1880 certificate_of_authenticity A large group of mourners

A large group of mourners was present on a lovely sunny spring morning at Gifhorn Cemetery to farewell Carl Schmidt

An Army Flak Badge by Forster & Barth - In zinc

He trained as a Gunner with a Carrier Platoon

a pair of small calibre British shells

the obverse illustrates a winged man )Icarus) in flight

Austria, Imperial. A Military Long Service Decoration, I Class for Officers, c.1880 certificate_of_authenticity A large group of mourners(Militrdienstabzeichen fr 25 Jahre). Instituted September 19th, 1849. Type II (1867 1890). I Class for Officers for 25 Years. A Military Long Service Decoration for 25 Years, a bronze Cross Patte with dimpled edges, the obverse with a double headed single crowned silver eagle bearing the Austro Hungarian crest on its chest, the reverse plain with center engraved OFFIZIERSKORPS DES INFTR. RGTS. NO. 18, on a fixed loop and double swivel rings for