Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Front Medal, Spanish-Made For Blue Division Veterans GTRexclude My Uncle C

My Uncle C

5 mm (h) inclusive of its crown and ornate ring suspension

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"ITALIANA" to the right and "III OTTOBRE A

the centre of the cockade in red felt

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Front Medal, Spanish-Made For Blue Division Veterans GTRexclude My Uncle C(Ostmedaille). Constructed of patinated and silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a laurel branch, the reverse bearing a raised 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. 69 mm