and with spare narrow ribbon
confirming that he had served for 6 years and 227 days
the plates printed in black ink on a coated white paper stock
(garnisonsverwendungfähig Heimat)
and United Nations Service Medal for Korea with English Text (in bronze gilt
Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Front Medal, By Carl Poellath consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and with spare narrow ribbon(Ostmedaille). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a swastika, the reverse bearing 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, unmarked, measuring 36. 15 mm (w) x 44. 21 mm (h), weighing 19. 0 grams,