A 1939 Reich Protectorate Over Bohemia & Moravia Commemorative Medal With Box Auction Durable two-piece cotton strap stitched

Durable two-piece cotton strap stitched in place to both angled sides at the top of a leather patch

Men were falling fast

Gwendolyn Madge Richards (nee Choyce)

24mm x 38mm

Silver Grade -  in zinc alloy

A 1939 Reich Protectorate Over Bohemia & Moravia Commemorative Medal With Box Auction Durable two-piece cotton strap stitchedSilver, maker marked "BAYER HAUPTMNZAMT" and marked "SILBER 900" (silver) on the edge, obverse illustrating a spread winged eagle standing upon a block bearing a swastika, a shield under the eagle's left wing bearing the Moravian coat of arms, the Bohemian lion crouching beside the block, surrounded by the inscription "REICHS PROTEKTORAT VBER BHMEN VUND MHREN", reverse illustrating a German Army helmet and shovel, backed by a map of the Bohemia and