Germany, DDR. A Hans Beimler Medal, with Case and Ribbon Bar Province of China the 24th Reserve Battalion

the 24th Reserve Battalion

The sign reads: This company is unanimously part of the German Labour Front

constructed of aluminum with a red enameled shovel with a central black enameled mobile swastika

” Another shows a soldier ready for action

well marked “Mayer & Söhne

Germany, DDR. A Hans Beimler Medal, with Case and Ribbon Bar Province of China the 24th Reserve Battalion(Hans Beimler Medaille mit Bandschnalle und Etui). Instituted 17 May 1956. Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from a bar with an original ribbon and horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a raised bust of Hans Beimler, circumscribed by name and dates 1895 1936, the reverse bearing a raised logo of the Spanish International Brigades, circumscribed by an inscription of KMPFER FR SPANIENS FREIHEIT 1936 1939 ("FIGHTER FOR SPAIN'S FREEDOM"),