WWII Ostmedaille (Eastern Front Medal) Award Document – Artillerie-Regiment 86 (1942)
Original WWII German award document (Besitzzeugnis) for the Medaille Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42, commonly known among collectors as the Ostmedaille or Eastern Front Medal.
The document was awarded to Oberkanonier August Krein of 3./Artillerie-Regiment 86 on 1 August 1942 in recognition of his service during the severe winter campaign on the Eastern Front.
The certificate retains its original unit stamp and period signature and is presented in the classic wartime format headed “Im Namen des Führers und Obersten Befehlshabers der Wehrmacht”. The award was issued to soldiers who endured the extreme conditions of the Russian winter while participating in combat operations or providing essential frontline support.
The document remains in good original condition with expected age-related wear, light folding and minor handling marks. A desirable and increasingly difficult-to-find named Eastern Front award document to an artilleryman.
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Historical Description
The Medaille Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42, instituted on 26 May 1942, commemorated participation in the brutal first winter campaign of the German Army on the Eastern Front. The medal was awarded to military personnel who served under exceptionally harsh conditions between 15 November 1941 and 15 April 1942, either through combat participation, wounds received in action, or extended frontline service.
Nicknamed the “Ostmedaille” or “Gefrierfleischorden” (“Frozen Meat Medal”) by German soldiers, the decoration became one of the most recognizable awards of the Second World War. It symbolized endurance during one of the most difficult campaigns faced by the Wehrmacht, where extreme cold, heavy casualties and logistical difficulties took a tremendous toll on German forces.
