Original German WWII Austrian Anschluss Commemorative Medal In Original Case - March 1938 Category_Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts The leather chinstrap is missing

The leather chinstrap is missing and the leather sweatband is in good condition but cracked and very stiff due to age and wear

The crossing of the Rhine by the front line divisions was effected in good time and without confusion

showing wear and denting from long service

This is a very nice example of the very desirable "Prinz Eugen" (Prince Eugene) variation of the popular Feldmarschall (Field Marshal) series of German "Dove Head" officer swords

Original German WWII Austrian Anschluss Commemorative Medal In Original Case - March 1938 Category_Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts The leather chinstrap is missingOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Anschluss Commemorative Medal was a decoration of NSDAP Germany awarded during the interwar period, and the first in a series of Occupation Medals. The circular, highly detailed, die struck medal was based on the 1938 Party Day Badge and designed by Professor Richard Klein. On the obverse, a man holding the NSDAP flag stands on a podium bearing the eagle emblem of the Third Reich; he assists a second man onto the