Germany, Third Reich. A Commemorative Anschluss Of Austria Medal With Case Newly Listed the three Battalions of militia

the three Battalions of militia formed the 9th Combined Infantry Regiment

An example of a mint and unissued “Deutsche Bronzene Verdienstmedaille mit Schwertern” in its original packet of issue by the official Vienna Mint

He was discharged on January 31

with two wide red stripes on a black background appearing on both sides

Germany, Third Reich. A Commemorative Anschluss Of Austria Medal With Case Newly Listed the three Battalions of militia(Ostmark Medaille). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bears two raised male figures, the one on the right bearing the German flag in his left hand, with his right hand placed around the shoulders of the figure on the left, with broken chains around his right arm, directly above a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse inscribed with the date 13. Mrz 1938