as well as a decorative leather stitching motif
textbook example by maker "FLL" (type B)
maker marked "G18" on the reverse
He is buried in Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery
Army Breast Eagle - Eagle in die stamped silvered tombac
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint And Unissued Eastern Front Medal, By Paul Meybauer certificate_of_authenticity as well as a decorative(Ostmedaille). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941 42 (WINTER BATTLE IN THE EAST 1941 42), above a crossed sword and laurel branch, topped by a Stahlhelm and stick grenade, unmarked, measuring 36. 32 mm (w) x 44. 23 mm (h), weighing