Germany, Third Reich. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, Late-War Example, by Förster & Barth Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic The War Merit Cross 2nd

The War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords award document is named to Meier in the same rank and of the same unit as stated above

maker marked "МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОР" (Monetny Dvor) and number engraved "1120280" on the reverse

Before every action he invariably conducted reconnaissance personally

a studio photo of an officer

the Hudson Mark V

Germany, Third Reich. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, Late-War Example, by Förster & Barth Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic The War Merit Cross 2nd(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, 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 LDO code L 21 for Frster & Barth, Pforzheim, measuring 36. 82 mm (w) x 44. 42 mm (h), weighing 22. 0 grams, a rare example of a