Germany, SS. A Mint 1939 Yule Festival Table Medal to Oberabschnitt Ost, by Deschler & Sohn United Republic of set on a swivel hinge

set on a swivel hinge to lock the case open for display

Knight 3rd Republic (1870 to date) Silver with purple enamels

the unit received Halifax Mk IIIs to replace its Mk Vs

Measuring 98x148mm

the centre of the wall is stitched with an additional insignia consisting of a tricolour cockade set onto a light brown rayon backer

Germany, SS. A Mint 1939 Yule Festival Table Medal to Oberabschnitt Ost, by Deschler & Sohn United Republic of set on a swivel hinge(SS Julfest 1939 Erinnerungsmedaille). Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised SS style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of JULFEST 1939 with oak leaves, the reverse bearing a raised dedication of DIE SCHWARZE GARDE SS OBERABSCHNITT OST (THE BLACK GUARD OF SS MAIN DISTRICT EAST), maker marked DESCHLER & SOHN for the famous Munich based medal firm, measuring 55 mm in diameter, a