German Winter Campaign in Russia 1941 1942 Medal: Issued for service in the Winter Campaign in Russia 1941-1942. Referred to as the Ostmedaille, (East Medal), unofficially called the, “Frozen Flesh Medal,” by the German soldiers who suffered the weather in the Russian Winter Campaign. Interestingly, it was designed by SS-Unterscharführer Ernst Kraus.

The criteria for receiving this award were:
     That the recipient had been engaged in combat for at least 14 days.
     That the recipient spent at least 60 days in the operation area.
     That the recipient received a wound during combat.
     Luftwaffe personal: that they had flown at least 30 days above enemy territory.

The front of medal depicts an eagle standing on a swastika. The reverse is embossed “Winterschlacht Im Osten 1941-1942,” (Winter Battle in the east 1941-1942), a crossed sword and laurel leaf adorns the lower obverse. The top of medal has a German helmet sitting on a German Stielhandgranate(Stick Hand Grenade) grenade.

The front and backside of the medal has a dark gray overall finish, which is a natural aging characteristic of this particular medal over long periods of storage. It retains some of its original 'silvering' round the edge of the medal. The medal has a 3 1/2-inch ribbon that exhibits light age and light soil from handling. The medal ring has a number '4' stamp, this indicates it was made by Steinahuser & Lück from Lüdenscheid.

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