Germany, Luftwaffe. A 1941 Battle of Crete Fallschirmjäger Commemorative Medallion, by Meissen Porcelain Republic of with a protective hardened black

with a protective hardened black leather cover for the latter riveted to the casing from a strap of identical construction

5 mm (w) x 45 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension

the obverse centre presents a pebbled field with a mobile swastika held aloft by two sprigs of barley

two piece construction with a silver frame and a blackened iron magnetic core (slightly loose)

measuring 50 mm (w) x 68 mm (h)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A 1941 Battle of Crete Fallschirmjäger Commemorative Medallion, by Meissen Porcelain Republic of with a protective hardened black(Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta Erinnerungsmedaille). Constructed of brown earthenware, the obverse bearing a central map of Crete, topped by a mobile swastika and situated above a fasces, circumscribed by an inscription of EINNAHME VON KRETA 20. MAI 1. JUNI 1941 (CAPTURE OF CRETE 20 MAY 1 JUNE 1941), the reverse bearing a depiction of paratroopers jumping from planes, circumscribed by an inscription of SIEG DER FALLSCHIRMJGER LUFTLANDETRUPPEN UND FLIEGER