Germany, Third Reich. A West Wall Medal Hold oval shaped black bronze

oval shaped black bronze

Maltese cross in bronzed alloy

obverse lid depicts profile of Sturmabteilung Brownshirt over inscription “Schwarzes Korps” (“Black Corps”)

he worked as a farmer and was unmarried

A third reich period 1

Germany, Third Reich. A West Wall Medal Hold oval shaped black bronze(Deutsches Schutzwall Ehrenzeichen). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse consisting of an oval oak wreath, with a central pillbox topped by a crossed sword and shovel and a NSDAP style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an inscription of FR ARBEIT ZUM SCHUTZE DEUTSCHLAND (FOR WORK IN THE PROTECTION OF GERMANY), unmarked, measuring 33. 56 mm (w) x 46. 71 mm