Germany, Heer. A Medal For The Winter Campaign In Russia 1941/1942 And Manufacturer’s Packet, By E. Ferd Weidmann Newly Listed 4 Release Centre in Toronto

4 Release Centre in Toronto

orange and green enamels

bottom arm marked (engraved) J

Commanding

Grand Cross Star - Silver and enamels

Germany, Heer. A Medal For The Winter Campaign In Russia 1941/1942 And Manufacturer’s Packet, By E. Ferd Weidmann Newly Listed 4 Release Centre in Toronto(Medaille Winterschlacht im Osten 1941 42). Instituted on 26 May 1942. A medal constructed of zink with a gun metal coloured coating, the concave obverse features a NSDAP eagle grasping a swastika with a laurel branch behind, the reverse shows the text WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941 42 (WINTER BATTLE IN THE EAST 1941 42), above a crossed sword and branch, a helmet and stick grenade rest below the medal loop, the outer ring finished in a polished silver