Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic in stamped brass with stamped

in stamped brass with stamped brass face plate affixed by two spot solders

starting with the Battle of the Gdańsk Bay on September 1st

measuring 62 mm (h) x 60 mm (w)

he enlisted in the U

the obverse presents a white enamelled Shamrock Cross with green enamelled fans in each quadrant

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic in stamped brass with stamped(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. 80 mm (w) x