Original German WWII Eastern Front White Rabbit Fur Winter Hat with Maker Markings - Winterfellmütze size 55 Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles This is a very nice

This is a very nice set of two examples of the "Medal for Gallantry and Merit for Members of the Eastern Peoples" (Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung für Ostvölker)

as many other Marines

It has the correct laurel leaves below a gold washed metal eagle

Once the invasion was completed

The first examples were triggered by igniting a 5 second wick connected to the detonator tube

Original German WWII Eastern Front White Rabbit Fur Winter Hat with Maker Markings - Winterfellmütze size 55 Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles This is a very niceOriginal Item: Only One Available. After the catastrophic winter of 1941 42 on the Eastern Front, the German military rapidly designed improved cold weather clothing. By the Fall of 1942, a variety of fur lined caps had been introduced. There were no standardized "model numbers", but this version is a commonly encountered pattern. It has a fieldgray wool body, which is lined with rayon fabric, and a visor and fold down ear flaps backed with rabbit