Germany, Rnst. A 1935 Hamburg Reichsnährstand Merit Medal For Butter Production, With Case Hold indicating a rank of Sturmführer

indicating a rank of Sturmführer

eventually being promoted to Generaloberst

then returned to his unit on October 10th

It was the first of the so-called "Vengeance weapons" (V-weapons or Vergeltungswaffen) series designed for terror bombing of London

Germany, Rnst. A 1935 Hamburg Reichsnährstand Merit Medal For Butter Production, With Case Hold indicating a rank of Sturmführer(Reichsnhrstand Leistungsmedaille). Constructed of bronzed feinzink, the obverse bearing a raised Reichsnhrstand insignia, circumscribed by an inscription of REICHSNHRSTAND AUSSTELLUNG HAMBURG 1935 (REICHSNHRSTAND EXHIBITION HAMBURG 1935), the reverse with an engraved inscription of BUTTER, within a wreath of fruits and vegetables, unmarked, measuring 38 mm in diameter, accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of heavy card