Germany. Three Wartime Period Medals, Awards, and Decorations

A grouping of three third reich period medals, awards, and decorations, consisting of

1) A War Merit Cross Second Class with Swords “Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern”; maltese cross in bronzed alloy; on loop for suspension - marked “100”; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date “1939” in raised numbering; measuring 48.35 mm (w) x 47.96 mm (h); weighing 25.7 grams,

2) An Eastern Winter Campaign Medal “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42 medaille” in silvered and patinated zink; with a large national eagle on the obverse clutching a swastika (“Hakenkreuz”) and a leftward facing Stahlhelm on the top with horizontally oriented stick grenade; the reverse “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42” (Winter Battle in the East 1941/42) in all capital letters with a crossed sword and laurel wreath on the bottom; on a loop for suspension (unmarked); measuring 35.85 mm in diameter; weighing 19.5 grams,

3) A Sudetenland Commemorative Medal for October 1, 1938 “Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. October 1938”; circular bronze medal; on loop for suspension; with its period original ribbon; the obverse with two raised male figures, the one on the right bearing the German flag in his left hand, with his right hand placed around the shoulders of the figure on the left, with broken chains around his right arm (symbolic of the liberation of the Sudeten German from Czechoslovak oppression), with the German eagle directly below; the reverse with the date “1. Oktober 1938” centrally and circumscribed “Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Führer” (One People, One Country, One Leader); measuring 32.06 mm in diameter; weighing 14.8 grams; in overall better than fine condition.