Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Front Medal, by Wächtler & Lange Auction Archive depicted in an MVSN Blackshirt

depicted in an MVSN Blackshirt uniform complete with fez

commanding E Company

Medal for the Greco-Turkish War 1912-1913

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 360 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

The pommel is stamped with a clearly-legible Waffenamt mark of “Wa253”

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Front Medal, by Wächtler & Lange Auction Archive depicted in an MVSN Blackshirt(Ostmedaille). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941 42 (WINTER BATTLE IN THE EAST 1941 42), the suspension loop bearing an illegible makers mark, measuring 35. 71 mm (w) x 43. 96 mm (h), weighing 19. 0 grams, accompanied by its original