Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold Auction Archive In 1902 he entered the

In 1902 he entered the Consular Service

the latter adds to the appeal of the tunic as an evidently battle-worn example

bearing a white inscription of “DEUTSCHER VOLKSSTURM WEHRMACHT”

On the last page there is an officer

Commemorative Medals (four awards)

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold Auction Archive In 1902 he entered the(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker I. Klasse Gold mit Etui). Instituted 14 July 1942. (1942 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant starburst, bearing a central raised rosette, situated within a circular laurel leaf wreath pierced by crossed swords, the reverse with a barrel hinge and wide vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 85 mm (w) x 49. 68 mm (h),