Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Prototype War Commemorative Medal Auction Archive The obverse pebbled with a

The obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre featuring a large mobile swastika on its side superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom

topped by two bronze rank pips

beside a rectangle with the first letter of the owner’s surname

Medal of Merit Medal Third Class

He proceeded to France on May 4

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Prototype War Commemorative Medal Auction Archive The obverse pebbled with a(Kriegserinnerungsmedaille Prototyp). Constructed of bronzed magnetic iron, die struck, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Cross Patte, overlaid by a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, bearing dates 1939 1940 in the quadrants, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of DEN KMPFERN FR DIE DEUTSCHE FREIHEIT (TO THE FIGHTERS FOR GERMAN FREEDOM), unmarked, measuring 32.