Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class Gold Grade with Case United Republic of He signed his Attestation Paper

He signed his Attestation Paper with the 55th Infantry Battalion "New Brunswick/P

Footnote: This badge appears on page 174 of "Eagles Recalled" by Warren Carroll and comes from his personal collection

crisp ball finial

evident lacquer and staining on white enamel arms

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class Gold Grade with Case United Republic of He signed his Attestation Paper(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker 1. Klasse Gold mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant starburst, bearing a central raised rosette situated within a circular laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked,