Germany, Wehrmacht. A West Wall Medal Archive At the time he claimed

At the time he claimed his medal

Free of fabric interruption and wear

but silver wash is mostly gone

) underneath

the highest rank he would hold

Germany, Wehrmacht. A West Wall Medal Archive At the time he claimed(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),