Germany, Wehrmacht. A West Wall Medal Archive eagles’ soldered

eagles’ soldered

” barrel hinge with narrow banjo-style vertical pinback and roundwire catch

An award document for a Abzeichen für Fliegerschützen mit Blitzbündel (Air Gunner Badge for Radio Operator)

The exact number of his aerial victories is unknown

Wellington (nee Koyl)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A West Wall Medal Archive eagles’ soldered(Deutsches Schutzwall Ehrenzeichen). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, the obverse with a central raised pillbox, topped by a crossed sword and shovel 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),