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Here is your chance to pick up a most attractive table medal. In the original box as well and extremely detailed. Box is worn but still present. No engraving on the reverse. Possibly for a shooting prize. The Heer was the land forces component of the Wehrmacht, the regular German  Armed Forces, from 1935 until it ceased to exist in 1945 and then  formally dissolved in August 1946. During World War II, a total of about  13.6 million soldiers served in the German Army. Germany’s army  personnel were made up of volunteers and conscripts. Only 17 months  after Adolf Hitler announced publicly the German rearmament program, the  Army reached its projected goal of 36 divisions. During the autumn of  1937, two more corps were formed. In 1938 four additional corps were  formed with the inclusion of the five divisions of the Austrian Army  after the Anschluss in March. During the period of its expansion under  Hitler, the German Army continued to develop concepts pioneered during  World War I, combining ground (Army) and air (Luftwaffe) assets into  combined arms forces. The German military managed quick victories in the  two initial years of World War II, a new style of warfare described as Blitzkrieg for its speed and destructive power. Free shipping ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD & I don’t charge PayPal fees like some of the other guys!