he was discharged on October 10th to duty at the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre
features an etched floral design at the pommel
he was conscripted for military service and brought in for inspection at the military district office in Bautzen
the exterior bearing a silver aluminum wire inscription of “AFRIKA”
one situated above the letter head of noted militaria reference guide author John R
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Awards GTRexclude he was discharged on October(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including: 1. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, constructed of bronzed zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, suspension loop maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 64 for Gottlieb Friedrich Keck &