Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Newly Listed (blue enamel on these early

(blue enamel on these early pieces is very dark

John’s Harbour and in the nearby Atlantic sea-lanes and anti-submarine operations and convoy patrols

for which he was again mentioned in despatches (London Gazette on May 14

Emperor Karl (1917-18)

released from service on 21 January 1919

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Newly Listed (blue enamel on these early(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 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. 17 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 5 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A War Merit Cross