Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of Service Medals Auction 1941) to 823 (23

1941) to 823 (23

Boyd re: O'Brien (dated 1952)

/ BY HIS OFFICERS / ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT / FROM COMMAND OF / 8 SIGNAL REGIMENT

with small decoration of the First Class Military Merit Cross (with silver swords)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of Service Medals Auction 1941) to 823 (23(Dienstmedaillen). A pair of service medals, including an Eastern Front Medal, constructed of silvered and patinated zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941 42 (WINTER BATTLE IN THE EAST 1941 42), above a crossed sword and laurel branch, topped by a Stahlhelm and stick