Germany, Third Reich. A German Social Welfare Medal, on Single Mount Auction He was later transferred to

He was later transferred to the 24th Infantry Battalion

gilt metal backer

Instituted in 1912 (in silvered bronze

3) A Faithful Service Medal

Miscellaneous Armored Units

Germany, Third Reich. A German Social Welfare Medal, on Single Mount Auction He was later transferred to(Ehrenzeichen fr deutsche Volkspflege an Einzelspange). Instituted 1 May 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a single mount with a horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a raised Geneva Cross with pebbled arms, overlaid by a central German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of MEDAILLE FR DEUTSCHE VOLKSPFLEGE