Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Archive and again deemed temporarily unfit

and again deemed temporarily unfit

An M1915 3rd Pioneer Battalion Shoulder Strap - M1915 pattern sew on shoulder strap

measuring 209 mm (w) x 329 mm (h)

He was a longtime member of a veteran’s association

Subsequently labelled the “Feld des Jammers” (“Field of Misery”)

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Archive and again deemed temporarily unfit(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including: 1. An Eastern Front Medal, constructed of silvered and patinated zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a swastika, 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