Germany, Wehrmacht. A West Wall Medal Newly Listed 54296" and maker marked "B"

54296" and maker marked "B" on the reverse

as part of efforts to engage with the West and adopt Western-style diplomatic practices

French Firm Lemaitre had address on Rue St

within a border inscribed with “ZUR ERRICHTUNG DES REICHS EHRENMALS” (FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REICH HONOUR)

Then the Germans moved the disabled tank into a garden and used it against the other following American tanks

Germany, Wehrmacht. A West Wall Medal Newly Listed 54296" and maker marked "B"(Deutsches Schutzwall Ehrenzeichen). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, the obverse with a central raised pillbox, topped by a crossed sword and shovel and a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR ARBEIT ZUM SCHUTZE DEUTSCHLANDS (FOR WORK IN THE DEFENCE OF GERMANY),