Japan, Empire. A First War Victory Medal GTRexclude under the command of Liuetenant-Colonel

under the command of Liuetenant-Colonel W

with recipient’s name engraved on reverse (Albert Wedemeyer

Hellmuth Stieff (1901–1944) was a Major General and resistance fighter involved in the 20 July plot

he was the chairman of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction from 1961 to 1963 after a career as a military leader in the South Korean army

36 mm x 90 mm

Japan, Empire. A First War Victory Medal GTRexclude under the command of Liuetenant-ColonelInstituted in 1920. In bronze, measuring 36. 5 mm in diameter, original ribbon with hook and eye, extremely fine. Footnote: The Victory Medal was established by Imperial Edict No. 406 on September 17, 1920, to be awarded to "military personnel who served with merit and zeal between August 23, 1914 and January 9, 1920."