Battle Of Bilbao Commemorative Medal 1937 Newly Listed and two for Enlisted Men:

and two for Enlisted Men: in light gray

Duty and clerical work until June

marked "925" and "STERLING" on the reverse

41 mm x 51

(April 16)

Battle Of Bilbao Commemorative Medal 1937 Newly Listed and two for Enlisted Men:Battle of Bilbao Commemorative Medal 1937 Bronze, very high relief, 32. 5 mm, extremely fine. Footnote On June 11, 1937, the Basque forces had fallen back to the city of Bilbao, which was defended by a series of rushed fortifications called the "Bilbao's Iron Ring." The Iron Ring was poorly designed for defense. It was quite an antiquated defense concept akin to First World War fortifications, so it was vulnerable to modern warfare weapons of its time