Germany, Third Reich; Germany, Democratic Republic. A Mixed Lot of Service Awards Archive The handle grip consists of

The handle grip consists of smooth dark brown wood

with only a very small enamel chipping to falcon and red enamels

mounted to a cross and wreath base in silver with green and white enamels

and membership by inheritance as a descendant of a soldier killed in the battle

along with the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal

Germany, Third Reich; Germany, Democratic Republic. A Mixed Lot of Service Awards Archive The handle grip consists of(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of service 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. 36 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 8 grams, in near mint condition. 2. An Eastern