Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic he was examined for his

he was examined for his "Asthma" by a Standing Medical Board at London on May 19th

he was present at the Battle of Nivelle

4th/5th (Ross

and in early 1935 in the Reich Postal Ministry

and sailed home to his Wife

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic he was examined for his(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