Germany, Wehrmacht. An Azad Hind Order, Silver Medal with Swords certificate_of_authenticity After independence this was one

After independence this was one of the regiments allocated to the new Indian Army

overlaid by a central upward-pointing winged arrow

deeming it essential “…that the infantry must be carried in bullet-proof and splinter-proof vehicles to the actual objectives

case maker marked "RODEN BROS

Klasse für besondere Verdienste)

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Azad Hind Order, Silver Medal with Swords certificate_of_authenticity After independence this was one(Orden Azad Hind, Silberne Medaille mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse bearing a central raised inscription of AZAD HIND, topped by a leftward facing Bengal tiger and situated above lotus leaves, the reverse bearing a central inscription of INDIENS FREIHEITS KAMPF (INDIAS FREEDOM STRUGGLE) situated on a grid, the twelve oclock position topped by a crossed sword clasp, in turn culminating in an integral loop and suspension ring