Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold, Type 3 with Case Auction Archive measuring 64 mm x 46

measuring 64 mm x 46 mm

he was serving with the 201 (GR) Squadron

the reverse of each with an integral strap bearing a reinforced buttonhole meeting an analogous buttonhole on the top of the strap

5 cm (w) x 16 cm (h)

Badge measures 24

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold, Type 3 with Case Auction Archive measuring 64 mm x 46(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker I. Klasse in Gold mit Schwertern und Etui). Instituted 14 July 1942. (1942 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed starburst, bearing a central rosette situated within a circular laurel leaf wreath, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with barrel hinge and wide vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, with a classic