Russia, Imperial. A Medal For The Annexation Of Crimea Archive Footnote: The unit was formed

Footnote: The unit was formed in Syria in 1940

mounted to a five-sided copper suspension with pinback)

riveted in place with magnetic metal studs

(Ausländische Freiwilligeneinheit der Wehrmacht Ärmelschilder)

Russia, Imperial. A Medal For The Annexation Of Crimea Archive Footnote: The unit was formedConstructed of tin, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing bust of Empress Catherine II (the Great), circumscribed by name and title in Cyrillic, the reverse bearing a detailed map of Crimea, southern Ukraine, and the Sea of Azov, situated above a Cyrillic inscription indicating that the medal was issued to commemorate the 1783 annexation of Crimea by the Russian Empire (presented as 8 April according to the Old Style calendar, instead of