Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Second World War and Civil Service Newly Listed After a forceful dissolution by

After a forceful dissolution by the NSDAP in 1933

by 1943 it had largely become a vehicle for the dissemination of National Socialist propaganda in the Protectorate

Instituted 30 August 1913 by Prince Regent Ludwig

surrounded by a green enameled laurel wreath with a blue enameled vertical sword

he was awarded the Silver Star for actions on April 5

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Second World War and Civil Service Newly Listed After a forceful dissolution by(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards for Second World War and civil service, 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 mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 05 mm in diameter, weighing 17. 3 grams (inclusive of