Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold Auction Archive Colonel LeClair introduced into an

Colonel LeClair introduced into an air defense study for the Secretary of Defense the Army concept for the utilization of Army Air Defense weapons

with the former pointing toward her son

A well-preserved M89 Infantry Officer’s sword

The underside of the sweatband reveals an intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label bearing a secondary code of “192965”

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold Auction Archive Colonel LeClair introduced into an(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker I. Klasse Gold mit Etui). Instituted 14 July 1942. (1942 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant starburst, bearing a central raised rosette, situated within a circular laurel leaf wreath pierced by crossed swords, the reverse with a barrel hinge and wide vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 85 mm (w) x 49. 68 mm (h),