A Second War German Eastern Winter Campaign Medal By Otto Zappe Auction a moderately soiled sweatband

a moderately soiled sweatband

East Prussia (modern day Nowaja Derewnja near Kaliningrad

" Ruddick is also mentioned in the Forty Niner magazine

the CVSM box with Clasp envelope

The campaign to put down the rebellion was made difficult by the poor communications at the time

A Second War German Eastern Winter Campaign Medal By Otto Zappe Auction a moderately soiled sweatbandA Winterschlacht im Osten 1941 42 medaille; in silvered and patinated zink; on loop for suspension (marked 110 for Otto Zappe of Gablonz); with its full length period original ribbon; with a large national eagle on the obverse clutching a swastika (Hakenkreuz) and a leftward facing Stahlhelm on the top with horizontally oriented stick grenade; the reverse Winterschlacht im Osten 1941 42 (Winter Battle in the East 1941 42) in all capital letters with a