Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Awards Hold The railway was a key

The railway was a key part of the negotiations that culminated with the Sino-Soviet Friendship Treaty and marked the high point of Sino-Soviet co-operation

my steel helmet was hit several times

but I was going so fast that they didn't have an earthly chance of hitting me

the obverse consisting of a white enameled five-pointed star on top of a ribbed five-pointed star

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Awards Hold The railway was a key(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 20 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 6 grams, in extremely fine condition. 2. A West Wall