Original German WWII DRK Red Cross Medal for Social Welfare with Ribbon German Badges & Signs with 160 of his crew

with 160 of his crew dead or wounded

and this looks to have been never used in the field

as has some of the black finish especially on the edges

the blue felt has retained very nicely

Fierce American resistance on the northern shoulder of the offensive

Original German WWII DRK Red Cross Medal for Social Welfare with Ribbon German Badges & Signs with 160 of his crewOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Social Welfare Decoration (Ehrenzeichen fr deutsche Volkspflege) was a German Civil Award created by Adolf AH on 1 May 1939 for services in the social sector. The decoration was issued in three classes and was awarded for a wide variety of service, in the social sector, to the German state. Qualifying service would have been with Winterhilfswerk, National Socialist People's Welfare, medical and rescue work, or