issued to Unteroffizier Rudi Lauermann
He was determined to unify the Protestant churches
marked “Richard Sieper & Söhne - Lüdenscheid” on reverse
the reverse with the Royal Monogram of Ernst II
fighting for the Republic of the Rio Grande and the Centralists
France. A Medal For The War Wounded, Combatant's Issue GTRexclude issued to Unteroffizier Rudi LauermannFrance; Bronze gilt with red enamels, the red star indicating an award to a combatant, unmarked, 35 mm (w) x 39. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its ball suspension, on its original combatant's ribbon, intact enamels, extremely fine. Footnote: The Medal for the War Wounded was established by the law of December 11, 1916, based on an idea by the nationalist writer Maurice Barrs. Although originally established as a temporary measure, the insignia survived for a