Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of Second World War Service Awards consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac he was struck off strength

he was struck off strength of the 5th Reserve Battalion

eagle crossguard and quillon surfaces

paper wafer

1943 but returned to his unit

the reverse with a central inscription of “FORTITUDINI” (“FORTITUDE”)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of Second World War Service Awards consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac he was struck off strength(Auszeichnungen). A pair of Second World War service awards, including: 1. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code