Original German WWII Eastern People's Medal Award Set - Gold 1st Class in Case & Silver 2nd Class Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia The five bastioned fort on

The five bastioned fort on the regimental crest represents the regiment's service with the V Corps in Cuba

The M1855 was designed to use either the Maynard system or standard percussion caps

- One Imperial German late 19th Century to WWI Era Medal Bar with a metal interior stiffener

acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission on 31 July 1943

The pear-shaped cast iron head is mounted atop an 11

Original German WWII Eastern People's Medal Award Set - Gold 1st Class in Case & Silver 2nd Class Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia The five bastioned fort onOriginal Items: Only One Set Available. This is a very nice set of two examples of the "Medal for Gallantry and Merit for Members of the Eastern Peoples" (Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker). This was a military and paramilitary award of Germany. Established on 14 July 1942, it was bestowed on personnel from the former Soviet Union (Ostvolk or "Eastern people"), who volunteered to fight alongside German forces. The Medal is sometimes