Rafael José Urdaneta y Faría (1788-1845) was a leading military and political figure in the early Nineteenth Century wars of independence against Spain and in the newly-independent Republic of Venezuela
the pilots trained with Curtis JN-4 aircraft
1942 the Eastern Front Medal followed
with minor enamel chipping on the centrepiece rings
the soldiers in winter gear
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Lot Of Service Medals certificate_of_authenticity Rafael José Urdaneta y Faría(Wehrmacht Medaillen). A lot of three service medals, including a War Merit Cross, II Class, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 48. 06 mm (w) x 49. 05 mm (h), weighing 22. 1 grams, in overall near extremely fine condition; a War Merit