Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold United Republic of Commemorative Medal for the War

Commemorative Medal for the War 1914-1918 (in bronze

in the center of the eagle is a V42 Stiletto (a specific fighting knife issued during in the 1940s to the First Special Service Force)

marked in black ink "105" at the loose end and name inscribed in black ink "Ewert

the obverse with a central white enameled medallion inscribed “Verdienst” (German - Merit)

The interior content consists of 132 paginated pages pasted with 195 stickers bearing black-and-white images depicting the daily life of AH following the rise to power of the NSDAP

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold United Republic of Commemorative Medal for the War(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker I. Klasse Gold mit Schwertern). Instituted 14 July 1942. (1942 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed starburst, overlaid by a central raised rosette situated within a circular laurel wreath, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 45 mm