Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of Medals Hold along with a large hole

along with a large hole behind the cap badge and the exposed cork support strip at the front

The British were able to shorten their lines

and placed on furlough to Canada on the 27th "on Compassionate Grounds"

Green oxidation evident in the recessed areas on the Neva medal

Footnote: After Germany’s invasion of Poland in September 1939

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of Medals Hold along with a large hole(Medaillen). A pair of medals, including an Eastern Front Medal, constructed of silvered and patinated zink, 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 a raised 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,