presenting a folding crease and uneven cutout marks with some fraying
and the entrenching tools were in the hands of the enemy
In die-stamped patinated bronze
interspersed with dark brown patches and overlaid by consisting olive-drab splinters
slightly green pigment due to patination
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot Of Decorations Auction presenting a folding crease and(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of six decorations, including: 1 A War Merit Cross II Class, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, the suspension loop maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 52 for Gottlieb & Wagner, Oberstein, measuring 48. 63 mm (w) x 49.