A Battle Damaged Second War Wehrmacht Cossack Division Identification Tag United Republic of " (Gesetzlich Geschützt) on the

" (Gesetzlich Geschützt) on the reverse

the trench still under heavy enemy artillery fire

Footnote: This medal was instituted by Pope Pius IX in 1860 and awarded to participants in the Papal forces at the Battle of Castelfidardo

on loop for suspension with a gilded magnetic Wehrmacht eagle attached to the ribbon

A Battle Damaged Second War Wehrmacht Cossack Division Identification Tag United Republic of " (Gesetzlich Geschützt) on theConstructed of zink; with only part of the original stampings remaining; half of the tag missing vertically snapped; two of the three slots intact; measuring 45 mm x 50 mm; in ground recovered condition.