The West Wall Medal (German: Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen) was a decoration of Nazi Germany.
It was instituted on 2 August 1939 and was given to those who designed and built the fortifications on Germany’s western borders, known as the “Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen”/Westwall, in English, the Siegfried Line, between 15 June 1938 to 31 March 1939. On the reverse it bore the inscription “Für Arbeit zum Schutze Deutschlands” (For Work on the Defenses of Germany). On 13 November 1939 eligibility was extended to include servicemen of the Wehrmacht who served on the Westwall for at least ten weeks. In all 622,064 medals were awarded until 31 January 1941, when awards of the medal ceased. In 1944, the medal was again re-instituted after the allied invasion and awarded to those who took part in the fortification of the western borders. By the end of the war, it had been awarded to over 800,000 men.
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