Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold Hold It was while in command

It was while in command of the 3rd company that he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

British War Medal (871626 C

the throat fixture is similarly stamped with a district mark of “L

and he retired

maker marked "FREDERICO COSTA CONDECORAÇÕES" on the reverse cartouche

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold Hold It was while in command(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker I. Klasse Gold mit Schwertern). 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 a barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 91 mm (w) x