Germany, Wehrmacht. Handbook On German Military Forces, United States War Department Technical Manual certificate_of_authenticity 78 would be converted prior

78 would be converted prior to the first engagement

the obverse with an inscription of “MEDAILLE WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941/42 (OSTMEDAILLE)”

the Holy See asked the Order to refrain from conferring them

large rosette on original ribbon with hook and eye

denoting Military Division and Institution Date

Germany, Wehrmacht. Handbook On German Military Forces, United States War Department Technical Manual certificate_of_authenticity 78 would be converted priorThis is an extremely well preserved edition of the Handbook on German Military Forces, a United States War Department technical manual issued on 15 March 1945. It is constructed of a light card stock binding, with the exterior of the cover bearing a sketch of a Gebirgsjger, circumscribed by the title. The interior contents consists of ten segmented chapters dispersed through white paper stock pages. It contains extensive and detailed information on