Germany, Heer. A Commemorative Medal For German Dog Care, Small Version consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Stolz was an Infantry man

Stolz was an Infantry man in the Wehrmacht’s 72nd Infantry Division

and a narrow fuller runs the length of each side

extremely fine & rare

7 mm (w) x 15 mm (h)

a German military cemetery (appears to be dedicated to aviators only)

Germany, Heer. A Commemorative Medal For German Dog Care, Small Version consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Stolz was an Infantry man(Wehrmacht nichttragbare Verdienstmedaille "Fr Verdienste um das Deutsche Hundewesen"). Constructed of patinated magnetic metal, the obverse bearing a central raised Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of VERLIEHEN VOM OBERKOMMANDO DES HEERES (AWARDED BY THE SUPREME COMMAND OF THE ARMY), the reverse bearing a central wreathed inscription of FOR SERVICES TO GERMAN DOGS, unmarked, measuring 40. 29 mm in