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Wehrmacht-Awards.com is an entity focused on the awards, decorations and militaria of the German Armed Forces during the Third Reich era. Within the pages of this project you will find construction methods, manufacturing characteristics, and detailed specifications of vital interest to every collector. Yet the site offers more than technical ...
<TITLE>Campaign Awards of the Wehrmacht
Introduction by Sebastian Bianchi. A wide variety of awards that recognized particularly successful or arduous campaigns were presented to the men of the Wehrmacht during World War II. This line of decorations highlights battles that ranged from the successful 1936-39 Spanish expedition (the Kondor Legion) to the last desperate defensive battles.
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Germany 1933-1945 Wehrmacht -14.01.002 Compasses of the Luftwaffe Decription Armbandkompass AK39: The AK39 exists in two versions, they were made in the same basic pattern, a bakelite casing with leather straps for attaching it to the wrist/belt. There also exist a extension leather strap for the compass.
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Wehrmacht-Awards.com provides detailed catalog which contains information on all German military awards and related militaria between the years 1933-1945. The ongoing goal is to continuously improve the site by providing ever more detailed articles and recipient stories. The intended audience are collectors, historians and all those conducting ...
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Honor Clasps of the Wehrmacht
Wehrmacht Clasps of Honor Throughout the war years, several awards recognizing honorable acts that did not meet the criteria for the highest awards were instituted. These decorations provided the Wehrmacht leadership the ability to present awards on a broader scale without degrading the prestige of landmark decorations such as the German Cross ...
Uniforms of the Wehrmacht
David A. Suter for Wehrmacht-Awards.com. INTRODUCTION. The German Army in World War II used a number of different devices on shoulder straps and boards to indicate the unit the wearer belonged to. Without regard to the materials used, they fall into the general categories shown below. This section is divided up into 4 parts, based on these ...
Occupation Medals - Wehrmacht
To commemorate the occupation the "Memel Medal" was authorized on May 1, 1939. This, the last of the Anschuluss awards, was also designed by Dr. Klein. The obverse is the exactly the same as the above medals. The reverse reads “Zur Erinnerung an die Heimkerhr des Memellandes 22.
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Medals Cleaning and Restoration - A compilation of some posts dealing with this topic. Meeting with Admiral Donitz - The true action adventures of Bill Stump and his audience with the Admiral. 50 Years of U-Boat Service - An informative article on the U-Boat Badge by Bill Stump. Relic from the Balkan Front / Anti-Partisan Badge - The third ...