Germany, Werhmacht. A Mixed Lot of Combat and Service Medals, with Original Packaging visually-hidden Scruton enlisted with the Royal

Scruton enlisted with the Royal Air Force in August 1917

raised platform with recessed medal beds

sword clasp on its original ribbon

receiving a promotion to SS-Untersturmführer upon graduation

A lesser Commanding Officer might have been tempted to select the weaker links of his bat­tal­ion

Germany, Werhmacht. A Mixed Lot of Combat and Service Medals, with Original Packaging visually-hidden Scruton enlisted with the Royal(Medaillen). A mixed lot of awards, including: 1. A War Merit Cross II Class, constructed of bronzed zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 47. 93 mm (w) x 48. 00 mm (h), weighing 17. 5 grams, demonstrating moderate loss of bronze finish, accompanied by