Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Newly Listed He was already part of

He was already part of the 2nd Company of the Schützen Regiment 59

Third tag is steel

it stated "There is a large X shaped scar on (his) left buttock with a discharging sinus in the the centre of the cross

as is the elastic strap

Schöpke earned the Iron Cross

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Newly Listed He was already part of(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 a raised inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 17 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 5 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A War Merit Cross