Germany, Third Reich. A West Wall Medal. Archive 1936 to October 26

1936 to October 26

5th Mountain Division

40 mm x 48

As a result local Croatian Germans were allowed to form a distinctive German-speaking Regiment made up entirely of Germans

61mm(w) x 44

Germany, Third Reich. A West Wall Medal. Archive 1936 to October 26An ovular medal constructed bronze, the obverse centre bears a national eagle with outstretched wings clutching a wreathed swastika in its talons, underneath are a crossed sword and shovel, and below that a bunker on a hill, encompassed by a wreath of oak leaves, the reverse is inscribed with FR ARBEIT ZUM SCHUTZE DEUTSCH LANDS (FOR WORK FOR THE PROTECTION OF GERMAN LANDS), encompassed by am oak leaf wreath, with loop for suspension on a yellow and