Description
Ekkehard Kylling - Schmidt
A well preserved example of a Life Saving Medal (Rettungsmedaille) of the Free City of Hamburg
for performance of a soldier's duty in life-risking situations
measuring 58 mm (w) x 79 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath suspension
surrounded by the inscription "WINTERSCHLACHT IM MASVREN" (Winter Battle in Masuren)
Germany, Ss. A Waffen-Ss Em/Nco’s Cap Eagle Hold Ekkehard Kylling - Schmidt(Waffen SS Mtzenadler). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a SS style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with two of three attachment prongs intact, marked with a SS insignia, a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo, and contract code of 155 42, measuring 68. 34 mm (w) x 32. 22 mm (h), weighing 6. 4 grams, with evidence of re refinishing in addition to the missing attachment prongs, in overall very