Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service Hold Five single ribbon bars (Army

Five single ribbon bars (Army Commendation Medal

"Hussars" script is partially obscured

maker marked “HOFFSTÄTTER

The upper and lower crossguards are of plated nickel-silver variety

is preserved in the museum complex of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service Hold Five single ribbon bars (Army(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 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. 36 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 8 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A War Merit Cross II Class,