Germany, Imperial A 1904/1906 Southwest Africa Commemorative Medal Hold Royal Army Medical Corps (37886

Royal Army Medical Corps (37886 SJT

He advised Hitler against invading France and opposed Operation Barbarossa

during the Allied capture of the Hindenburg Line

inscribed “Allezeit Bereit” (German - Always Ready)

Footnote: The Lorne Rifles (Scottish) originated in Milton

Germany, Imperial A 1904/1906 Southwest Africa Commemorative Medal Hold Royal Army Medical Corps (37886(Gedenkmedaille fr Sdwest Afrika). A gilded bronze medal, the obverse with a leftward facing bust of Germania wearing a winged helmet, circumscribed SDWEST AFRIKA and 1904 06, the reverse with the royal monogram of Emperor Wilhelm II, circumscribed DEN SIEGREICHEN STREITERN (THE VICTORIOUS COMBATANTS), measuring 32. 69 mm in diameter, on loop for suspension from period original ribbon, and in very fine condition.