A Parade Mounted Second War German Medal Bar of Four Medals, Awards, and Decorations

A fine second war German medal bar grouping, consisting of a War Merit Cross Second Class with Swords, an Eastern Winter Campaign medal, a Wehrmacht 4-Year Long Service medal, and a Commemorative Westwall medal; the Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; maltese cross in bronzed zink; on loop for suspension (unmarked); 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 48.92 mm x 49.16 mm; the “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42 medaille”; in silvered and patinated bronze; 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; measuring 35.92 mm; the “Dienstauszeichnung IV. Klasse für 4 Dienstjahre); circular silvered metal (magnetic); on loop for suspension; the obverse with the German eagle in the centre, circumscribed in German Gothic lettering “Treue Dienste in der Wehrmacht” (Faithful Service in the Armed Forces); the reverse with the raised number “4” centrally within an oak wreath border; measuring 30.04 mm; the “Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen”; oval zink alloy; on a loop for suspension; the obverse with a crossed shovel and sword in the centre, and a concrete pillbox/bunker directly below, as well as with the German national eagle above, all within an oak leaf wreath; the reverse inscribed “Für Arbeit zum schutze Deutschlands” (For labour for the protection of Germany) within an oak wreath; measuring 41.13 mm x 33.28 mm; parade mounted to a German style ribbon bar; zink core; olive green wool backer; horizontal pinback; in near extremely fine condition. (C: 163)