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(CS1818) An German Eastern People's Award, also known as the Ostvolk Decoration. The medal is the 2nd class Silver grade and is without swords and is a merit award. The award has tarnished over the years and is the zinc type with the silver wash, as can be seen from the scan. The award comes complete with its original ribbon and also has a nice ribbon loop, being of better quality metal than the award, which is often the case. This is unmarked but I would suggest the medal is maker 100. Nice to find. An underrated award. This award along with a bundle of other awards were picked up in the Reich Chancellery in May 1945 by a British Serviceman and his details are shown below. Along with his hand written letter stating how he aqured these items. Great to have the history of these items. Priced for condition GBP £120.00 (UK Pounds)

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(CS1827) A Nice example of a German Eastern People's 1st Class Silver Medal of Merit being part of the Berlin recovered grouping of awards, taken by a member of the 9th armoured division of the British armed forces. Consisting of many pieces, this is a nice Eastern People's 1st Class Silver Medal of Merit. The award is complete with its original pin fixing, which is marked under the pin 100 and is in nice working order. The award is the silver plated example that has bubbled and lost the plating, as can be seen, over the base zinc. A fine and scarce item being picked up by British servicemen from the Reichs Chancellery. GBP £285.00 (UK Pounds)

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(CS2040) A Very Rare to find German WWII 1st Class Gold Ostvolk Award in its Case of Issue. The case has a blocked gold emblem of the award to the lid and is of black leatherette. The case is a two pieced hinged type with a push stud opener. To the underside of the lid is white silk and the case has a black flocked liner with a cut out for the pin, hinge and hook. To the underside of the base of the case, it is marked in embossed digits "C21RB". The award that comes with the case is the more rare non roped variety, which still retains virtually all of its original gilt finish. To the reverse there is a standard pin, hinge and hook fitting soldered to the back and this is in good working order. This is probably been one of the best examples we have ever had and all the more rare for being the non roped variety. GBP £695.00 (UK Pounds)

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(T617) An Ostvolk 2nd Class Medal of Merit in Silver. In very nice condition, the award comes with its original ribbon, unfortunately the pin is missing. The award was given to members of the Eastern People's Units as well as German Personnel that served in these units, although they could only qualify for the silver grades. The 2nd class and 1st class in silver equates to an iron cross 2nd and 1st class respectively and these awards were held in high esteem by the Germans who won them. Priced for pin missing. GBP £110.00 (UK Pounds)

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(V185) An Eastern Peoples Award in Silver for the German volunteer forces, who were classed as Ostvolk coming mainly from the Russian and Eastern troops. This example is a 2nd class merit award in silver being basically zinc with a silver wash. The award is suspended from its original green and white ribbon and is of mid war quality and construction. The award has the remains of its original pin sewn to the ribbon, but has had the hinge and pin removed, so there is just the fixing and hook left. The award is stamped 100 on the medal loop. Priced for condition. GBP £110.00 (UK Pounds)

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(V1621) A German Ostvolk Decoration 1st Class Without Swords in Silver, as issued to both the Russian and German troops fighting within the wehrmacht. This example has a very nice silver finish that has oxidised and is pleasing to the eye. The award to the reverse has a working pin, hinge and hook countersunk into the back of the badge. The underside of this pin is marked 100. Very nice to find and very scarce. And this award along with a bundle of other awards were picked up in the Reich Chancellery in May 1945 by a British Serviceman 388491 CPL E N Pickup. His details are shown below. Along with his hand written letter stating how he acquired these items. Great to have the history of these items. Priced for condition. GBP £295.00 (UK Pounds)

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(V1640) A German Ostvolk Silver Medal in its Paper Packet of Issue. This is a rare example of the 1st class silver without swords award, coming in a Paper Packet, with the full award title printed to the front. This was originally an item removed from the Reichs Chancellery and sold by us several years ago and we have managed to acquire it back to offer out again. The award is a nice maker marked 100 and has a nice working pin and hook. The packet is in nice condition. Very rare to find such a set. GBP £375.00 (UK Pounds)

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(V1705) A German Ostvolk Medal in Bronze. The award appears to be one that has been stored badly as there is some corrosion as can be seen from the scan. The Eastern People's Award comes complete with a piece of original but unafixed ribbon. This is the type with no rope border. The award is with swords and therefore was for bravery. Priced for condition GBP £65.00 (UK Pounds)

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(V2088) A Nice example of a German Eastern Peoples 2nd Class Silver Bravery Medal being part of the Berlin recovered grouping of awards, taken by a member of the 9th armoured division of the British armed forces. Consisting of many pieces, this being one of many. This German Eastern Peoples 2nd Class Silver Bravery Medal or Ostvolk medal is complete with its original ribbon and pin but its lose on one side and the award is marked on the ribbon loop 100. The award was given to both German and Eastern troops who fought on the Russian front. A nice exampleof a highly underrated award,. GBP £110.00 (UK Pounds

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(V3186) A German Eastern People's Medal for Bravery, being the 2nd Class Bronze with Swords. The award has some tarnishing to it as can be seen from the scan. It has the ring loop marked 100. The award is the type without the rope border and this is the first time I have found a maker's mark to these. I still don't know what the lack of rope border means, whether it is to distinguish between groups or not, this has never been proven or disproven. The award is complete with its original green ribbon. A scarce award to find in this variation. Priced for condition GBP £85.00 (UK Pounds)

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(V3435) A German Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration 1st Class With Swords. The award appears to be a bronze grade that has lost its finish, making it appear silver. The award has a working pin, hinge and hook, countersunk and soldered into recesses on the reverse. Given for acts of bravery, this was equivalent to the iron cross 1st class and was regarded highly by the fighting troops. GBP £195.00 (UK Pounds)

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(NCI250) A Rare to find WWII Volunteer in the German Armed Forces Officer's Cap Cockade showing a black disc on a gilded oval star.. The badge was worn on the peaked cap and other caps, worn by members of the independant Eastern units . This type of insignia is shown in the book "Foreign Legions of the Third Reich Vol 4 Scarce to find. Few of these would have survived for obvious reasons, GBP £ 100.00 (UK Pounds)