German Awards - Arctic Ocean Front Memorial Sign

A memorial sign to the fighters of the Arctic Ocean Front was established in 1944. The exact provisions or information about the founder are unknown. Due to the design, the commemorative badge was probably issued mainly to participating mountain troops. However, other units involved cannot be ruled out. The founders are the commanding generals Eduard Dietl or Ferdinand Schörner. Original commemorative badges are always made of embossed and matte silver-plated iron. Zinc badges are replicas made for trading in various finishes. The term "Arctic Ocean front" was created by National Socialist propaganda to better represent the conditions of this front. The front of the Arctic Ocean was a front line of several hundred kilometers in the area between Russia, Finland and Norway on the Arctic Ocean through Petsamo and Rovaniemi. The German Wehrmacht in 1941 wanted to capture the ice-free port city of Murmansk in order to stop the supply of Allied weapons. For this, the Norway Mountain Corps was created under the command of General Dietl with the 2nd and 3rd. The mining division is deployed in the company "Silver Fox." The swift offensive and conquest hoped for was crushed by fierce Soviet resistance and difficult terrain and climatic conditions and ended in a fierce trench warfare. Units under the command of Dietl suffered heavy losses and had to clear the already captured territories. In October 1941, the troops were replaced by Major General Ferdinand Schörner and the 6th Mountain Division. The commemorative sign depicts 1942 and 1943. Originals are relatively rare. There are many replicas on sale. Source: Wikipedia

Round medal made of embossed, matte silver-plated iron with a raised border. Above is a relief wide jumper with 2 holes.

Front side:

In the
• center is an image of a precious sign with stems and 2 sheets.
• The peaks of the noble sign reach higher to the edge.

Downside:

• The central large 2-line font at a fracture is the Arctic Ocean -/- front -.
• The top is smaller and thinner than the number of the year - 1942 -.
• The bottom is also smaller and thinner - 1943 -.

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