Set of German Decorations.

Set of German Decorations.
Set of German Decorations

1.) Russian Front Medal 1941/42 (Medaille Winterschlacht Im Osten).
The Russian Front Medal was instituted by Adolf Hitler on May 26th 1942 to commemorate the first winter campaign in Russia. The award was available to all Wehrmacht personnel, civilians and foreign volunteers who met the required criteria with the main qualification being at least fourteen days of participation in combat on the Russian front between November 15th 1941 and April 15th 1942 within preset geographical boundaries. The award was designed by SS-Scharführer Ernst Krause and was officially designated as Medaille Winterschlacht Im Osten 1941/42, (Medal Winter Battle in the East 1941/42), but was commonly referred to as the "Frozen Fresh Medal".
OKW, Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, (High Command of the Armed Forces), regulations of September 4th 1944 discontinued the Russian Front Medal with the last award being bestowed on October 15th 1944.
Generally the Russian Front Medal was only worn on the day of bestowal or on a medal bar for dress or ceremonial occasions resulting in the ribbon being worn on a day to day basis on the field blouse.
Die s truck, alloy construction, medal with a silver washed outer rim and helmet, and a blued center. The obverse of the medal features a recessed outer rim with an embossed helmet and stick grenade to the top center and a high relief Wehrmacht style national eagle with down swept wings, clutching a static swastika in its talons which is superimposed on a laurel leaf sprig to the center.
The reverse of the medal features a recessed outer rim with a smooth background field with embossed Latin script to the center, "Winterschlacht Im Osten 1941/42", (Winter Battle in the East 1941/42), above a crossed sword and laurel leaf sprig.

2.) West Wall Medal (Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen).
The West Wall Medal was instituted by Adolf Hitler on August 2nd 1939 to recognize military personnel, including civilian employees, who assisted in the planning, construction or defence of German fortifications on the western border. Personnel who had been awarded the October 1st, and or the Memel Commemorative Medals were ineligible for award of the West Wall Medal.
The original bestowal of the West Wall Medals ceased as of January 1st 1941. On October 10th 1944, bestowal of the West Wall Medal was re-instituted as over 200,000 personnel were assigned to strengthen the German fortifications in anticipation of the western allies break-through into Germany.
The West Wall Medal was only issued in one class and was to be worn on the left breast suspended from a ribbon. When awarded the West Wall medal was usually presented in an envelope.
Die struck, fine zinc construction medal (here the bronzing has been completely removed) is in the form of a roughly, 41mm tall, 32mm wide, vertical oval with embossed, oak-leaf wreath edging encompassing a smooth field with an embossed national eagle with out-stretched wings, clutching a wreathed, canted swastika in its talons, positioned above a crossed spade and sword which are in turn positioned above a pillbox to the obverse.
The reverse also has the embossed, oak-leaf wreath edging which encompasses embossed, Latin script: "Für Arbeit zum Schutze Deutschlands" (For Work on the Defenses of Germany), on a smooth background field. The medal loop and ribbon suspension ring are both intact and come complete with an original ribbed rayon ribbon.

3.) The black wound badge 1939 (Verwundeten-Abzeichen, Schwarz 1939)
Was the lowest of the three classes and was awarded for one or two wounds.1939 pattern, die stamped, non-magnetic construction, holl ow backed badge with a black wash. The badge is in the form of an embossed, vertically oval, laurel leaf wreath encompassing an embossed profile of an M35 pattern helmet with a high relief, canted, swastika to the center, superimposed over crossed swords on a pebbled base field.
Non-magnetic.