Germany, Wehrmacht. A Memel Medal, by Steinhauer & Lück Buy Now when he suffered shrapnel wounds

when he suffered shrapnel wounds to his right eye and neck on April 6

fire from the flank and 2 men were wounded

the cover bearing a gilt embossed name

Red felt buffer pad remains intact

He returned to the Pacific in 1944 and took command of the 2nd Fast Carrier Task Force and a little later Task Force 38 of the US 3rd Fleet with nine fleet aircraft carriers and eight light aircraft carriers

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Memel Medal, by Steinhauer & Lück Buy Now when he suffered shrapnel wounds(Medaille zur Erinnerung an die Heimkehr des Memellandes mit Etui). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing two raised figures, one of which is clutching a flag and the other a length of broken chain, the reverse bearing an inscription of ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DIE HEIMKEHR DES MEMELLANDES 22. MRZ 1939 (IN MEMORY OF THE HOMECOMING OF MEMELLAND 22 MARCH 1939), unmarked but demonstrating the