Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold Auction Archive the two ends of the

the two ends of the sweatband meeting together at the rear and finished with a beige bow-tied ribbon

and Radio Operator 3rd Class

the latter adds to the appeal of the tunic as an evidently battle-worn example

Footnote: The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot) (abbreviated as WFR) was an infantry regiment of the British Army

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold Auction Archive the two ends of the(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker I. Klasse Gold mit Etui). Instituted 14 July 1942. (1942 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant starburst, bearing a central raised rosette, situated within a circular laurel leaf wreath pierced by crossed swords, the reverse with a barrel hinge and wide vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 85 mm (w) x 49. 68 mm (h),