Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern People’s Medal, I Class In Gold With Swords And Case, By Wächtler & Lange United Republic of Knight with Crossed Swords -

Knight with Crossed Swords - Silver and enamels

a lightly worn example evident from slight soiling on the yellow wool

he was discharged to duty on the 13th

Lieutenant General Winfield Scott denied Berdan's request because he feared the issuance of Sharps rifles would lead to a waste of ammunition

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern People’s Medal, I Class In Gold With Swords And Case, By Wächtler & Lange United Republic of Knight with Crossed Swords -(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker, I. Klasse in Gold mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant star, overlaid by a central rosette within a laurel leaf wreath, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 100 for Wchtler & Lange, Mittweida, measuring