Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Volunteer Medal, by Deschler & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity with original signature of Oberst

with original signature of Oberst und Fliegerführer Tunis

maker marked “RODO” for the firm of Robert C

Sergeant Deriemaeker was at Lens when he suffered a gun shot (shrapnel) wound to the right side of his head above the ear

a man with a sledge hammer slung over his shoulder

measuring 18 cm (w) x 9 cm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Volunteer Medal, by Deschler & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity with original signature of Oberst(Erinnerungsmedaille fr die spanischen Freiwilligen im Kampf gegen den Bolschewismus). Constructed of gilded zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a central raised sword overlaid by shields bearing raised Heer and Falange insignia, topped by a Stahlhelm, and situated above a swastika flanked by clutches of laurel leaves, the reverse bearing an inscription of DIVISIN ESPAOLA DE VOLUNTARIOS EN RUSIA (DIVISION