Original Rare German WWII RLB Luftschutz Air Defense Honor Medal 1st Class with Ribbon MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly 63" caliber octagonal barrel measuring

63" caliber octagonal barrel measuring 19 inches

and the squadron continued after striking the target to recover at Twelfth Air Force bases in North Africa

The manner they could be worn was:

a number of repercussions were about to be felt

Original Rare German WWII RLB Luftschutz Air Defense Honor Medal 1st Class with Ribbon MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly 63" caliber octagonal barrel measuringOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of the very rare German WWII Luftschutz Ehrenzeichen Erste Stufe (Air Defense Honor Badge 1st Class), complete with its original ribbon. These were issued in far fewer numbers than the 2nd Class Grade, and this is the first example that we have ever had. The 1st Class Luftschutz medal was awarded for those who gave exceptional service to the civil air defense of Germany from January 1933