Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Front Medal, Spanish-Made For Blue Division Veterans consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac De Grasse sailed from the

De Grasse sailed from the West Indies and arrived at the Chesapeake Bay at the end of August

measuring 28 mm (w) x 58

the German Cross in Gold on February 20

on 26 September 1942

He was posted to 15 District Company RCASC in January 1946

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Front Medal, Spanish-Made For Blue Division Veterans consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac De Grasse sailed from the(Ostmedaille). Constructed of patinated and silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a laurel branch, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941 42 (WINTER BATTLE IN THE EAST 1941 42), above a crossed sword and laurel branch, topped by a Stahlhelm and stick grenade, unmarked, measuring 35. 69 mm