Germany, Wehrmacht. A Lot of Service Awards
(Dienstabzeichen). A lot of four Wehrmacht service awards, including a Black Grade Wound Badge, constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36.72 mm (w) x 44.19 mm (h), weighing 12.9 grams, with total loss of black finish, in fair condition; a War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, constructed of gilded zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords through the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of “1939”, the suspension loop maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “42” for Biedermann & Co., Oberkassel bei Bonn, measuring 48.38 mm (w) x 49.82 mm (h), weighing 22.0 grams, with some loss of finish evident, in very fine condition; 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 a swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of “WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941/42” (“WINTER BATTLE IN THE EAST 1941/42”) above a crossed sword and laurel branch, the suspension loop maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “6” for Fritz Zimmermann, Stuttgart, measuring 36.10 mm (w) x 44.41 mm (h), weighing 19.5 grams, with some oxidation and loss of finish evident, in very fine condition, and; a Civil Service 40-Year Long Service Cross, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension, consisting of a Cross Pattée with pebbled arms and with an oak leaf wreath through the quadrants, the obverse bearing a black swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “FÜR TREUE DIENSTE” (“FOR LOYAL SERVICE”), unmarked, measuring 41.23 mm (w) x 45.61 mm (h), weighing 21.0 grams, with some oxidation evident, in very fine condition.

