Germany, Heer. A Panzeraufklärungsabteilung 40 Commemorative Medal, Modified for Wear, by Deschler & Sohn Archive featuring a handwritten signature of

featuring a handwritten signature of General Alfred Steccius

Third Reich Period: The tunic is fabricated from a fine grayish-green wool

with a swivel crown suspension and a correct replacement ribbon

He also worked as a Bellboy for four months at a hotel in Miami during the summer of 1939 and an Usher for four months at the Plaza Theater in the summer of 1940 before enlisting

Germany, Heer. A Panzeraufklärungsabteilung 40 Commemorative Medal, Modified for Wear, by Deschler & Sohn Archive featuring a handwritten signature of(Panzeraufklrungsabteilung 40 Medaille). Constructed of a toned aluminum alloy, the obverse bearing a leftward facing profile of a Heer soldier wearing a Stahlhelm, circumscribed by an inscription of PANZERAUFKLRUNGSABTEILUNG 40, the reverse bearing a central Odal run, flanked by dates 15. 8. 40 15. 4. 42, situated above a laurel wreath and topped by an inscription of 14. PANZER DIV., the twelve oclock position bears a post manufacture, hand punched