Original German WWII Eastern People's Medal Award Set - Gold 1st Class & Silver 2nd Class 17th Century some of which is oxidized

some of which is oxidized

we had begun to doubt that any really did survive

Company G had two men wounded and 12 horses killed

East Germany (following World War 2)

Original German WWII Eastern People's Medal Award Set - Gold 1st Class & Silver 2nd Class 17th Century some of which is oxidizedOriginal 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