Germany, Wehrmacht. A West Wall Medal Auction Archive and photocopies of individual deceased

and photocopies of individual deceased personnel file

The strike was absolutely unauthorized and is not likely to last long

he fought in the Ruhr pocket where he surrendered to US forces

Mounted to a traditional Japanese-style suspension

A Queen's South Africa Medal to the West Riding Regiment - Driefontein

Germany, Wehrmacht. A West Wall Medal Auction Archive and photocopies of individual deceased(Deutsches Schutzwall Ehrenzeichen). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, the obverse bearing a raised pillbox, topped by a crossed sword and shovel and a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR ARBEIT ZUM SCHUTZ DEUTSCHLANDS (FOR WORK IN THE DEFENCE OF GERMANY), unmarked, measuring 32. 94 mm (w) x 45. 45 mm