Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Volunteer Medal, by Deschler & Sohn Republic of blackening wear on the reverse

blackening wear on the reverse

1938 and had his rating changed from Fireman Second Class to Fireman First Class two days later

spotting and light contact evident on the obverse

the rifle graphic on the front cover and the text on the spine in black and white inks

THE KING EMPEROR

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Volunteer Medal, by Deschler & Sohn Republic of blackening wear on the reverse(Erinnerungsmedaille fr die spanischen Freiwilligen im Kampf gegen den Bolschewismus). Constructed of bronzed zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a central raised sword overlaid by shields bearing raised Heer and Falange insignia, topped by a Stahlhelm, and situated above a swastika flanked by clutches of laurel leaves, the reverse bearing an inscription of DIVISIN ESPAOLA DE VOLUNTARIOS EN RUSIA (DIVISION