Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of War Merit Decorations Auction Archive surmounted by a detailed 40

surmounted by a detailed 40

the interior with a white satin-type lid liner and slotted red felt medal bed

with the bayonet attached and carrying sling hanging down

circumscribed by a Cyrillic inscription of “DEATH IS BETTER THAN INFIDELITY FOR THOSE WHO ARE VIGILANT”

circumscribed “Gott Mit Uns” (God with Us)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of War Merit Decorations Auction Archive surmounted by a detailed 40(Kriegsverdienstkreuze). A mixed lot of War Merit decorations, 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 a raised inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 27 mm in diameter, weighing 13. 6 grams, in extremely fine