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Sturmflut Medaillen, 16. Februar 1962


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Medals awarded to rescuers after the great flood of February 1962,
these medals were awarded by Niedersachsen and Schleswig-Holstein.
Hamburg also issued a medal

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The medals look like US made ones from WW2 era, construction wise anyways. I know that Germany produced ribbons and medals for the US troops after the war. 

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From what I read about this flood, the storm was the culprit, cyclones in that part of Europe are quite rare. For as many homes were destroyed it was lucky the death toll was not as high. I deal with similar storms on a constant basis on the US east coast. 

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