(Dienstauszeichnungen). A pair of meritorious service decorations, including:
1. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of “1939”, unmarked, measuring 47.76 mm (w) x 49.06 mm (h), weighing 24.4 grams, in near mint condition.
2. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six o’clock arm with a reinstitution date of “1939”, the reverse six o’clock arm with an initial institution date of “1813”, unmarked, measuring 44.47 mm (w) x 48.38 mm (h), weighing 17.5 grams, with minor loss of finish evident to the core, in near extremely fine condition.