West Wall Medal
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The West Wall Medal (German: Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen) was a military decoration of Nazi Germany. It was instituted on August 2nd 1939 and was given to those who designed and built the fortifications on Germany's western borders and the troops who served there prior to May 1940. In 1944 as Germany was expecting the arrival of the allied invasion, a second badge was given to those who took part in the fortification of the western borders.
In all 622,064 medals were awarded until the end of the war.
