A Third Reich Period German Defence Wall (West Wall) Medal Archive the obverse inscribed “Grati Princeps

the obverse inscribed “Grati Princeps Et Patria Carolvs Imp

where he graduated from in 1922 as a Lieutenant

severed at the shoulder end

43 mm x 27 mm

solid cover and spine

A Third Reich Period German Defence Wall (West Wall) Medal Archive the obverse inscribed “Grati PrincepsA third reich period Deutsches Schutzwall Ehrenzeichen; oval bronze; on a loop for suspension (unmarked); with its correct replacement ribbon; the obverse with a crossed shovel and sword in the centre, and a concrete pillbox bunker directly below, as well as with the German national eagle above, all within an oak leaf wreath; the reverse inscribed Fr Arbeit zum schutze Deutschlands (For labour for the protection of Germany) within an oak wreath;