Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold, Type 3 with Case consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Defence Medal (in silver

Defence Medal (in silver

Some loss of paint and oxidation is evident to the steel features

in bronze gilt with deep red enamels

Army Air Force/Air Force Bombardier Badge (in silvered metal

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold, Type 3 with Case consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Defence Medal (in silver(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker I. Klasse in Gold mit Schwertern und Etui). Instituted 14 July 1942. (1942 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed starburst, bearing a central rosette situated within a circular laurel leaf wreath, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with barrel hinge and wide vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, with a classic