A message was sent to Brigade Headquarters at 3:55 pm: "Under the orders of Brigadier General Pinney
A unique award presentation set to Obergefreiter Johann Lainer
on a red ribbon with white stripes with horizontal pinback
with loss of finish evident throughout and a chip visible to the left side of the hinge which has partially exposed the pin
the number indicating the size of the helmet in centimeters as measured around the inside dome at the level of the three pin holes)
Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold Auction A message was sent to(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker I. Klasse Gold mit Schwertern). Instituted 14 July 1942. (1942 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed starburst, overlaid by a central raised rosette situated within a circular laurel wreath, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 45 mm