Zaire, Republic. An Order Of Civic Merit, III Class GTRexclude Commemorative Cross 1848-1908 (bronze gilt

Commemorative Cross 1848-1908 (bronze gilt

photo taken probably in Montenegro (where It was only utilized for one significant German anti-Partisan offensive

engraved "WILLIAM G KINCAID 1945" in capitals on the reverse

inscribed below "WINDOW & GROVE

A Luftwaffe Afrika Group - Afrika Grouping of Awards & Documents

Zaire, Republic. An Order Of Civic Merit, III Class GTRexclude Commemorative Cross 1848-1908 (bronze giltIn bronze, measuring 34. 8 mm (w) x 42. 7 mm (h), very light contact, original ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Republic of Zaire was the name of a sovereign state between 1971 and 1997 in Central Africa that is now known as Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country was a one party totalitarian dictatorship, run by Mobutu Sese Seko and his ruling Popular Movement of the Revolution party. Zaire was established following Mobutu's seizure