Germany, Wehrmacht. A West Wall Medal Auction all machine stitched together

all machine stitched together

South Africa 1901 and 1902

These large fleets of aircraft were sometimes called a "Balbo"

Footnote: a prototype made circa 1950’s but never adopted

measuring 27 mm (w) x 39

Germany, Wehrmacht. A West Wall Medal Auction all machine stitched together(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, as well as 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), unmarked, measuring 33. 32 mm (w) x 45.