Germany, Freikorps. A Silesian Eagle I Class, c. 1935 GTRexclude measuring 22 mm (w) x

measuring 22 mm (w) x 33 mm (h)

(Bronzene Medaille für Lebensrettung VI

embossed “Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter Dritte Stufe” in black gothic script

consisting of an oval plate

The recipient is Sergeant Gerhard Reuter of the Grenadier Regiment 479

Germany, Freikorps. A Silesian Eagle I Class, c. 1935 GTRexclude measuring 22 mm (w) x(Schlesischer Adler I. Klasse). Constructed of enameled and silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of a Silesian style German national eagle clutching a silvered banner bearing an inscription of FR SCHLESIEN (FOR SILESIA), overlaid across its chest by a Brustmond, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 31. 0 mm (w) x 41. 0 mm (h), weighing 19. 9 grams, a good quality enameled example, in