Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern People’s Merit Decoration, I Class In Gold, With Case Auction Archive Kathen became the commanding General

Kathen became the commanding General of the 23rd Reserve Corps with which he stayed for almost the entire war

Officer's Canada Collar Badge (two-piece construction

The medal was discontinued on March 15

this small-sized cap measures approximately 185 mm (w) x 235 mm (l) x 100 mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern People’s Merit Decoration, I Class In Gold, With Case Auction Archive Kathen became the commanding General(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker, I. Klasse in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed starburst, bearing a central raised rosette set within a circular laurel leaf wreath joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with ribbed inner and outer edges, the reverse with a barrel hinge and wide vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 96 mm (w) x 49. 73 mm (h),