Germany. A Cased 1936 Xi Summer Olympic Games Service Medal Auction s name and location "Gottlieb

s name and location "Gottlieb Hammesfahr Solingen - Fosche"

Historians still debate the rationale for the Russian military focus on this small fort town while there were many other more strategic targets along the Aegean coast

Kradschützen - motorcycle gunner

It was awarded for generous acts in war and in peace from the military

reading “Ordens Dekoration Gravieranstalt

Germany. A Cased 1936 Xi Summer Olympic Games Service Medal Auction s name and location "GottliebConstructed of silvered metal (magnetic); the obverse depicting a national eagle with spread wings clutching a wreathed mobile swastika infront of the Olympic bell tower; the reverse inscribed Fr Verdienstvolle Mitarbeit bei den Olympischen Spielen 1936 (German For meritorious service at the Olympic games) with a stem of oak leaves directly beneath; on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon featuring a sewn on horizontal pinback;