Germany, Wehrmacht. A West Wall Medal United Republic of with slight dent to tip

with slight dent to tip

joining them in the field on March 9th

oxidation spot evident on the screwback

above a silvered banner bearing a black Cyrillic inscription of “ВВИУ”

5mm (h - inclusive of horizontally pierced integral suspension)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A West Wall Medal United Republic of with slight dent to tip(Deutsches Schutzwall Ehrenzeichen). Instituted 2 August 1939. (1939 1945 issue). 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 shovel and sword and a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR ARBEIT ZUM SCHUTZE DEUTSCHLANDS (FOR WORK IN THE DEFENCE OF GERMANY),