Germany, Third Reich. A Life Saving Medal, with Case, by the Prussian Mint Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic the 2nd Depot Battalion

the 2nd Depot Battalion

The shoulder boards have a cardstock core

Accompanied by a ribbon bar for the French Croix de Guerre

on loop for suspension from period original ribbon

The regiment was disbanded in 1943 due to losses on the Eastern Front

Germany, Third Reich. A Life Saving Medal, with Case, by the Prussian Mint Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic the 2nd Depot Battalion(Erinnerungsmedaille fr Rettung aus Gefahr mit Etui). Instituted 22 June 1933 by Paul von Hindenburg. (1934 1945 issue). Constructed of silver, the obverse bearing a raised German national eagle, overlaid by a shield bearing a raised mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR RETTUNG AUS GEFAHR (FOR RESCUE FROM DANGER), situated within a circular oak leaf wreath, the edge stamped with a silver content number of 835, flanked by a