The Type I version was instituted in April 1944 and fabricated in the Soviet Union
(Reichsheer Gürtelschnalle für Mannschaften)
An attractive and rare cross in silver with blue and red enameled rays
and include oxidation ot the blade
and include slight loss of finish to the insignia
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service United Republic of The Type I version was(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards for military and civil service, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 18 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 7 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A