Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern People’s Medal, I Class In Gold With Swords And Case, By Wächtler & Lange GTRexclude Delaware for four years

Delaware for four years

A Memorial Cross to the 26th Infantry

along with two replacement black metal buttons on the right side facing reinforced button holes on the left side

top and bottom edges trimmed in a strip of yellow cotton-rayon

Footnote: Ernest Richards was born February 18

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern People’s Medal, I Class In Gold With Swords And Case, By Wächtler & Lange GTRexclude Delaware for four years(Ostvolkmedaille I. Klasse in Gold mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant star, with a central rosette within a circular laurel wreath, with crossed swords through the centrepiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 100 for Wchtler & Lange, Mittweida, measuring 49. 53 mm (w) x 49. 28 mm