This early type of cap was worn from mid-1942 until early 1944
The decision on the formation of the unit was taken in late May and June 1944
The Battalion sailed from Quebec City aboard the S
near Crispin
The document is dated to Russia
Germany, Third Reich. A Sudetenland Medal Newly Listed This early type of cap(Sudetenland Medaille). Constructed of silvered bronze, with a loop and period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse with two raised figures, one of which is clutching a flag and the other a length of broken chain, the reverse with a central date of 13. MRZ 1938, circumscribed by an inscription of EIN VOLK, EIN REICH, EIN FHRER (ONE PEOPLE, ONE NATION, ONE LEADER), unmarked, measuring 32. 25 mm in diameter, weighing 15. 2 grams, missing