Germany. A Medal Bar with Three Medals, Awards, and Decorations

A medal bar with three medals, awards, and decorations, consisting of 1) A War Merit Cross Second Class with Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern); constructed of bronze; on loop for suspension; 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 48.56 mm (w) x 48.25 mm (h). 2) An Eastern Winter Campaign Medal (Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42 Medaille); constructed of 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 36.22 mm in diameter. 3) An Entry into the Sudetenland Commemorative Medal (Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. October 1938); a round bronze medal; 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 32.11 mm in diameter; accompanied by its commemorative Prague castle bar; all mounted to a medal bar via their period original ribbons; with a field gray wool backer; horizontal pinback; measuring 102 mm (w) x 58 mm (h); in overall better than very fine condition.