Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duchy. A Medal For Volunteers Of The German 5th Corps, C.1814. Auction three Grenadier battalions based in

three Grenadier battalions based in Corsica refused to surrender to the Germans and along with the 20th Infantry Division Friuli

49 mm (w) x 42

Valet received KC for his exploits after 430 successful sorties as a Ju-52 Pilot in both Africa and Russia

It is currently awarded by the Crown Council of Ethiopia

before arriving in Saint John on the 8th

Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duchy. A Medal For Volunteers Of The German 5th Corps, C.1814. Auction three Grenadier battalions based in(Medaille fr die Freiwilligen des V. Deutschen Armeekorps) Instituted 21 June 1814. A circular medal constructed of blackened iron with a silver rim, the obverse center bearing seven lances tied together with an oak leaf wreath and ribbons, circumscribed with Einigkeit macht stark Vaterlandsliebe unberwindlich (Together we are stronger Patriotism insurmountable), the reverse bearing the inscription Den Freiwilligen Vaterland Vertheidigern des Fnften