the Battalion was absorbed into the 6th Reserve Batalion
5 mm long flexible Gold band attached to the bottom
The Wehrmacht Long Service 4 Years award document is named to Unteroffizier Struve of the 5th Company of Infantry Regiment 6
in fine quality LDO marked case of issue (with push button)
Since it carried valuable cargo and enough fuel
Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Front Medal By Förster & Barth Auction Archive the Battalion was absorbed into(Ostmedaille). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a swastika, the reverse with an inscription of WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941 42 (WINTER BATTLE IN THE EAST 1941 42), above a crossed sword and laurel branch, topped by a Stahlhelm and stick grenade, the suspension loop maker marked with LDO code 10 for Frster & Barth,