Germany, Imperial. A War Medal For Franco-Prussian War 1870/71 To Oberstleutnant Of Artillery Friese GTRexclude and again in the trenches

and again in the trenches on August 30

106 mm x 165 mm

A 1937 SA Gruppe Niederrhein Wettkämpfe badge

Issued 1884-1918

with an unsharpened edge on one side and a very sharp sawback edge on the other

Germany, Imperial. A War Medal For Franco-Prussian War 1870/71 To Oberstleutnant Of Artillery Friese GTRexclude and again in the trenchesThe War Commemorative Medal mentioned in the document is made of steel, which was the version for non combatants, as opposed to the bronze version for combatants, yet in the document it is stated that the recipient received a combatant ribbon. The recipient is Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) of the Artillery, Karl Ludwig Friese, Commander of Replacement Battalion of the East Prussian Field Artillery Regiment No. 1. The document is dated to