Original German WWII RLB Luftschutz Air Defense Medal 2nd Grade with Ribbon and Award Document Japanese Field Gear It has been suggested that

It has been suggested that the pale blue color was adopted as the cloth had been intended for use by the Imperial Russian Cavalry and

There would normally be an R A above this

but also rounded over the engraving / etching

fighting in the Battle of the Bulge and liberating a prison camp

it really surpassed the standard Martini in that its entire action was removable as one unit for ease of servicing or exchange

Original German WWII RLB Luftschutz Air Defense Medal 2nd Grade with Ribbon and Award Document Japanese Field Gear It has been suggested thatOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a German WWII Luftschutz Ehrenzeichen zweiter Stufe (Air Defense Medal 2nd Grade), complete with ribbon and its original named and dated award document! The 2nd grade Luftschutz medal was awarded for those who gave meritorious service to the civil air defense of German from January 1933 onward. It is constructed out of a die struck aluminum alloy base that has been silver washed. The