Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot Of Awards Auction Archive #2: Förste with five Kriegsmarine

#2: Förste with five Kriegsmarine and two Heer officers

original ribbon on a suspension with a vertical pinback)

His final unit was the 1st Replacement Battalion of Infantry Regiment 106

fear of the Allies retribution forced them to reconsider and shelf the idea

MOSCETTI" on the reverse

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot Of Awards Auction Archive #2: Förste with five Kriegsmarine(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of six awards, including: 1. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, constructed of bronzed zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 48. 02 mm (w) x 49. 11 mm (h), weighing 22. 5