Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern People’s Medal, I Class With Swords, Gold Grade Hold attached to a rectangle of

attached to a rectangle of white

beginning on April 1

constructed of multi-coloured cotton twill

a home guard unit

'B' Company

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern People’s Medal, I Class With Swords, Gold Grade Hold attached to a rectangle of(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker 1. Klasse Gold mit Schwertern). Instituted 14 July 1942. (1942 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant star overlaid by crossed swords, with a central six petalled rosette, set within a circular laurel leaf wreath with a ribbed border, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 78