Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service Archive He joined the army in

He joined the army in November of 1935

chip in the red enamelled lower arm and gilt wear evident on the Hanseaten Cross

76 mm x 103 mm)

Italy (Kingdom): Gold with red

finished in matte black on the obverse and in brown on the reverse

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service Archive He joined the army in(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 37 mm in diameter, weighing 13. 0 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A 1939 Iron Cross II