Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Front Medal GTRexclude of his fellow Officers/Comrades)

of his fellow Officers/Comrades)

though he could only use his guns in one direction

the reverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a silver crowned Bavarian lion within a white enameled border also in the form of a buckled belt

Iron Cross First Class 1914 - Screwback

he left Southampton aboard the S

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Front Medal GTRexclude of his fellow Officers/Comrades)(Ostmedaille). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a swastika, the reverse with an inscription of WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941 42 (WINTER BATTLE IN THE EAST 1941 42), above a crossed sword and laurel branch, topped by a Stahlhelm and stick grenade, unmarked, measuring 35. 56 mm (w) x 44. 00 mm (h), weighing 18. 6 grams,