Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern People’s Medal, I Class In Gold With Swords And Case, By Wächtler & Lange Buy Now Scarce Luftwaffe insignia

Scarce Luftwaffe insignia

soldiers had no head protection other than their cloth and leather caps

with the exterior cover bearing a depiction of SS collar tab oak leaves topped by author and title

itself closing with a functional magnetic metal snap button

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern People’s Medal, I Class In Gold With Swords And Case, By Wächtler & Lange Buy Now Scarce Luftwaffe insignia(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