Set of German Combat Decorations.
Set of German Combat Decorations.
1.) IRON CROSS 2ND CLASS, 1939 (Eisernes Kreuz II Klasse)
On March 10th 1813, Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm III established the Iron Cross as a temporary award for bestowal during times of war. Originally the Iron Cross was introduced in three grades with a Grand Cross intended for award to Senior Commanders for successfully leading troops in combat and the First and Second classes for award to all ranks for bravery or merit in action. The Iron Cross’s were reinstituted by King Wilhelm I on July 19th 1870 for award during the Franco-Prussian War and again on August 5th 1914, by King Wilhelm II for award during WWI. On September 1st 1939 Hitler once more reinstituted the Iron Cross series of awards in the First and Second Classes and established the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross. The second class medal was for award to personnel who performed a single act of bravery in combat.
1939 pattern, die struck, three piece, iron and alloy construction Pattée style cross with a single piece iron core and a two piece alloy frame. The obverse features an embossed, high relief, central, canted, swastika with the re-institution date, "1939", to the bottom arm. The reverse bottom arm has the embossed original institution date, "1813". The swastika is in nice high relief while the dates are somewhat lower. The medal loop and ribbon suspension ring are both intact. The suspension ring is maker marked " 98" for " Rudolf Souval, Wien". The cross comes complete with a piece of original ribbed rayon ribbon.
2.) RUSSIAN FRONT MEDAL 1941/42 (Medaille Winterschlacht Im Osten)
The Russian Front Medal was instituted by Adolf Hitler on May 26th 1942 to commemorate the first winter campaign in Russia. The award was available to all Wehrmacht personnel, civilians and foreign volunteers who met the required criteria with the main qualification being at least fourteen days of participation in combat on the Russian front between November 15th 1941 and April 15th 1942 within preset geographical boundaries.
The award was designed by SS-Scharführer Ernst Krause and was officially designated as Medaille Winterschlacht Im Osten 1941/42, (Medal for Winter Battle in the East 1941/42), but was commonly referred to as the "Frozen Fresh Medal".
OKW, Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, (High Command of the Armed Forces), regulations of September 4th 1944 discontinued the Russian Front Medal with the last award being bestowed on October 15th 1944.
Generally the Russian Front Medal was only worn on the day of bestowal or on a medal bar for dress or ceremonial occasions resulting in the ribbon being worn on a day to day basis on the field blouse.
Die struck, alloy construction, medal with a silver washed outer rim and helmet, and a blued center. The obverse of the medal features a recessed outer rim with an embossed helmet and stick grenade to the top center and a high relief Wehrmacht style national eagle with down swept wings, clutching a static swastika in its talons which is superimposed on a laurel leaf sprig to the center.
The reverse of the medal features a recessed outer rim with a smooth background field with embossed Latin script to the center, " Winterschlacht Im Osten 1941/42", (Winter Battle in the East 1941/42), above a crossed sword and laurel leaf sprig. The medal loop and the ribbon suspension ring are both intact.
The cross comes complete with a piece of original ribbed rayon ribbon.
3.) ROMANIAN CRUSADE AGAINST COMMUNISM MEDAL (Rumäne Medaille für Kampf Gegen den Kommunismus)
On June 28th 1940 the Russians overtook the Romanian territories of Bessarabia and northern Bukovina that had been ceded to her from Russia and Austria respectively, at the end of the first World War.
This resulted, with German pressure, in the abdication of Romania’s King Carol II on September 6th 1940 and the occupation of the rest of the country by German troops on October 7th.
The Germans soon appointed Field Marshall Ion Antonescu as Prime Minister with Carol’s son, King Michael I, as a puppet figurehead. On November 23rd 1940 the Romanians signed the Tripartite Pact and officially became an Axis power.
With the German invasion of Russia on June 22nd 1941 the Romanians joined in whole-heartedly and on April 1st 1942 the Romanians instituted the Crusade against Communism medal, to commemorate their participation in the campaign.
The award could also be enhanced with the addition of one of fourteen named bars that were to be suspended from the ribbon for front line service at specific locations. German nationals that were eligible for Foreign awards were required to obtain the express approval of Hitler through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the only exception being that Foreign War decorations did not require Hitler’s approval, and this award was liberally bestowed to both Romanian and German troops.
Die struck bronze construction award. The obverse of the award features an embossed female profile encompassed by embossed script, " Romania Recunoscatoare" (Romania Reunited). The obverse of the award also has the embossed designer's or manufacturer's name, " P. Grant".
The reverse of the award features an embossed hand holding a sword superimposed upon a Greek style cross with the embossed date, " 1941" and script, " Cruciada Impotriva Comunismului" (Crusade against Communism).
The medal ring and loop are both intact. The award comes complete with a roughly 8cm long, 35mm wide, horizontally ribbed ribbon with a red base field with fine vertical silver stripes near each outside edge and central horizontally laid, vertically alternating stripes in the Romanian national colors of blue, yellow and red.
4.) THREE PLACE RIBBON BAR (Kleine Ordensschnallen)
The wear of Awards, Medal Bars and Ribbon Bars were addressed in regulations of April 28th 1937 and followed established directives that had been previously laid down. When an award was instituted the introductory orders would prescribe the proper form of wear with most of the awards being permitted to be grouped together on a medal or ribbon bar. The medal bars were intended for wear on the walking-out dress and formal uniforms, while the ribbon bars were intended for all other forms of dress. Strict regulations listed the required order in which ribbons awards were authorized to be worn on the ribbon bar.
Three place ribbon bar consists of an EK2, Russian Front, and a Romanian Crusade Against Communism. Complete with pin back device.
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Set of German Combat Decorations.
1.) IRON CROSS 2ND CLASS, 1939 (Eisernes Kreuz II Klasse)
On March 10th 1813, Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm III established the Iron Cross as a temporary award for bestowal during times of war. Originally the Iron Cross was introduced in three grades with a Grand Cross intended for award to Senior Commanders for successfully leading troops in combat and the First and Second classes for award to all ranks for bravery or merit in action. The Iron Cross’s were reinstituted by King Wilhelm I on July 19th 1870 for award during the Franco-Prussian War and again on August 5th 1914, by King Wilhelm II for award during WWI. On September 1st 1939 Hitler once more reinstituted the Iron Cross series of awards in the First and Second Classes and established the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross. The second class medal was for award to personnel who performed a single act of bravery in combat.
1939 pattern, die struck, three piece, iron and alloy construction Pattée style cross with a single piece iron core and a two piece alloy frame. The obverse features an embossed, high relief, central, canted, swastika with the re-institution date, "1939", to the bottom arm. The reverse bottom arm has the embossed original institution date, "1813". The swastika is in nice high relief while the dates are somewhat lower. The medal loop and ribbon suspension ring are both intact. The suspension ring is maker marked " 98" for " Rudolf Souval, Wien". The cross comes complete with a piece of original ribbed rayon ribbon.
2.) RUSSIAN FRONT MEDAL 1941/42 (Medaille Winterschlacht Im Osten)
The Russian Front Medal was instituted by Adolf Hitler on May 26th 1942 to commemorate the first winter campaign in Russia. The award was available to all Wehrmacht personnel, civilians and foreign volunteers who met the required criteria with the main qualification being at least fourteen days of participation in combat on the Russian front between November 15th 1941 and April 15th 1942 within preset geographical boundaries.
The award was designed by SS-Scharführer Ernst Krause and was officially designated as Medaille Winterschlacht Im Osten 1941/42, (Medal for Winter Battle in the East 1941/42), but was commonly referred to as the "Frozen Fresh Medal".
OKW, Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, (High Command of the Armed Forces), regulations of September 4th 1944 discontinued the Russian Front Medal with the last award being bestowed on October 15th 1944.
Generally the Russian Front Medal was only worn on the day of bestowal or on a medal bar for dress or ceremonial occasions resulting in the ribbon being worn on a day to day basis on the field blouse.
Die struck, alloy construction, medal with a silver washed outer rim and helmet, and a blued center. The obverse of the medal features a recessed outer rim with an embossed helmet and stick grenade to the top center and a high relief Wehrmacht style national eagle with down swept wings, clutching a static swastika in its talons which is superimposed on a laurel leaf sprig to the center.
The reverse of the medal features a recessed outer rim with a smooth background field with embossed Latin script to the center, " Winterschlacht Im Osten 1941/42", (Winter Battle in the East 1941/42), above a crossed sword and laurel leaf sprig. The medal loop and the ribbon suspension ring are both intact.
The cross comes complete with a piece of original ribbed rayon ribbon.
3.) ROMANIAN CRUSADE AGAINST COMMUNISM MEDAL (Rumäne Medaille für Kampf Gegen den Kommunismus)
On June 28th 1940 the Russians overtook the Romanian territories of Bessarabia and northern Bukovina that had been ceded to her from Russia and Austria respectively, at the end of the first World War.
This resulted, with German pressure, in the abdication of Romania’s King Carol II on September 6th 1940 and the occupation of the rest of the country by German troops on October 7th.
The Germans soon appointed Field Marshall Ion Antonescu as Prime Minister with Carol’s son, King Michael I, as a puppet figurehead. On November 23rd 1940 the Romanians signed the Tripartite Pact and officially became an Axis power.
With the German invasion of Russia on June 22nd 1941 the Romanians joined in whole-heartedly and on April 1st 1942 the Romanians instituted the Crusade against Communism medal, to commemorate their participation in the campaign.
The award could also be enhanced with the addition of one of fourteen named bars that were to be suspended from the ribbon for front line service at specific locations. German nationals that were eligible for Foreign awards were required to obtain the express approval of Hitler through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the only exception being that Foreign War decorations did not require Hitler’s approval, and this award was liberally bestowed to both Romanian and German troops.
Die struck bronze construction award. The obverse of the award features an embossed female profile encompassed by embossed script, " Romania Recunoscatoare" (Romania Reunited). The obverse of the award also has the embossed designer's or manufacturer's name, " P. Grant".
The reverse of the award features an embossed hand holding a sword superimposed upon a Greek style cross with the embossed date, " 1941" and script, " Cruciada Impotriva Comunismului" (Crusade against Communism).
The medal ring and loop are both intact. The award comes complete with a roughly 8cm long, 35mm wide, horizontally ribbed ribbon with a red base field with fine vertical silver stripes near each outside edge and central horizontally laid, vertically alternating stripes in the Romanian national colors of blue, yellow and red.
4.) THREE PLACE RIBBON BAR (Kleine Ordensschnallen)
The wear of Awards, Medal Bars and Ribbon Bars were addressed in regulations of April 28th 1937 and followed established directives that had been previously laid down. When an award was instituted the introductory orders would prescribe the proper form of wear with most of the awards being permitted to be grouped together on a medal or ribbon bar. The medal bars were intended for wear on the walking-out dress and formal uniforms, while the ribbon bars were intended for all other forms of dress. Strict regulations listed the required order in which ribbons awards were authorized to be worn on the ribbon bar.
Three place ribbon bar consists of an EK2, Russian Front, and a Romanian Crusade Against Communism. Complete with pin back device.
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