Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Medals for Second World War Service Archive constructed of artificially darkened aluminum

constructed of artificially darkened aluminum

soldiers had no head protection other than their cloth and leather caps

Footnote: Georg Mörike (also spelled as Möricke) was born on 10 October 1878 in Allstedt

possibly used for the photo album cover

51 cm in length

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Medals for Second World War Service Archive constructed of artificially darkened aluminum(Medaillen). A mixed lot of medals for Second World War 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 wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 11 mm in diameter, weighing 13. 6 grams, in better than very fine