seb16trs Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 please does any of you know how this medal is linked to the wall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
German.Militaria Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 the medal was given to FDJ members that volunteered to serve in the armed forces in 1961. There was no conscription in the DDR until 1962 and anyone serving in the armed forces until that time did so voluntarily and the FDJ run a special comapaign to get as many members as possible to sign up for service in 1961 in response to the 'heightened thread from the imperialist western aggression' which ultimately resulted in the DDR building the anti-fashist defensive wall (antifaschistischer Schutzwall) on 13th August 1961. Cheers, Torsten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seb16trs Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share Posted November 21, 2008 THANKS A LOT FOR THESE INFORMATIONS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
German.Militaria Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 THANKS A LOT FOR THESE INFORMATIONS!my pleasure ... :jumping: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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