Original Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Pre-WWII German Legion Condor Medal in Original Box Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets perhaps with some minor splits

perhaps with some minor splits or seams coming loose but as we call this the "Deluxe" or "Grade 1" set nearly all the buttons and gimp/insignia are PRESENT

Roughly 197 were killed in action and approximately 150 missing or taken prisoner before 194 remaining men were rescued

there are also 25 blue bombs which represent successful bombing missions

A solid gold F-S fighting knife is part of the commandos' memorial at Westminster Abbey

On 7 August 1942 the unit conducted an amphibious assault on the small island of Gavutu and later seized the neighbouring island of Tanambogo with other Marine units

Original Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Pre-WWII German Legion Condor Medal in Original Box Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets perhaps with some minor splitsOriginal Item: Only One Available. These very scarce medals were awarded to German combatants fighting with Franco's Nationalist forces against the Republican Loyalists during the Spanish Civil war, just prior to the outbreak of WWII. Germany sent combat troops mainly Luftwaffe and Tank personnel to fight in this Spanish civil war, known as the German Condor Legion, it was the testing ground for it's new Blitzkrieg tactics to be used in WWII. All the