Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of Service Medals, with Award Documents

(Medaillen mit Verleihungsurkunden). A pair of medals with documentation, including:

1. An Anschluss Medal, constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing two raised figures, one of which is clutching a flag and the other a length of broken chain, above a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central date of “13. MÄRZ 1938”, circumscribed by an inscription of “EIN VOLK, EIN REICH, EIN FÜHRER” (“ONE PEOPLE, ONE NATION, ONE LEADER”), unmarked, measuring 32.28 mm in diameter, weighing 12.1 grams, accompanied by its award document, constructed of off-white paper stock with black ink, named to “GEFREITEN GEORG KUHN” of 8. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 42, issued in Berlin on 8 November 1938, certified by a facsimile signature of Otto Meissner, measuring 21 cm (w) x 29.5 cm (h), in overall near extremely fine condition.

2. An Eastern Front Medal, constructed of silvered and patinated zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Heer-style German national eagle clutching swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription fo “WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941/42” (“WINTER BATTLE IN THE EAST 1941/42”), above a crossed sword and laurel branch, topped by a Stahlhelm and stick grenade, unmarked, measuring 35.80 mm (w) x 44.28 mm (h), weighing 19.2 grams, accompanied by its award document, constructed of off-white paper stock, with near-total loss of finish throughout, named to “FUNKER WILHELM ALFTER” of 1., Luftnachrichten-Regiment 38, dated 18 August 1942, certified by the handwritten signature of an unidentified Major, measuring 14 cm (w) x 20 cm (h), the medal demonstrating near-total loss of finish and with minor material fatigue visible to the document, in overall very fine condition.