Description
8 mm x 76 mm
5 mm x 55 mm silvered aluminum badge
Two Second War German Badges - Infantry Badge
3rd Dec 1919
and is remembered for his order at the Battle of Mobile Bay (in which he was victorious) usually paraphrased as "Damn the torpedoes
A Commemorative Medal Of The Spanish Volunteer Division In Russia Archive 8 mm x 76 mmIn silvered bronze; on loop for suspension; on a correct replacement ribbon; measuring 32. 41 mm; weighing 12. 6 grams; contact marks, but with approximately 50% of the original silvering remaining. Footnote: The Spanish volunteer medal was awarded by the Third Reich to the men of the Blue Division who served at the Russian front alongside the Germans. It was known as the 250th Infantry Division, composed of 47,000 men sent by Francisco Franco to aid