Germany, Third Reich. A Group of Three Awards & Documents

A grouping of three Third Reich German awards with award documents, consisting of:

1. A War Merit Cross Second Class with Swords. (Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted October 18th, 1939 (1939-1945 issue). Constructed of bronze, with a fixed loop and ring for suspension, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreathed date of “1939”, unmarked, accompanied by a period original matching ribbon, measuring 49.0 mm (w) x 48.3 mm (l), weighing 23.39 grams, in better than very fine condition. 

An award document for a War Merit Cross Second Class with Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern) to Obergefreiter Otto Trilling of the LS-Abteilung Nr. 12, awarded on January 30th 1944. It is signed by General der Flieger Ludwig Wolff in marker, bearing the stamp of the Luftgaukommando 11, measuring 147 mm (w) x 208 mm (l), the document has been previously folded in half with creasing along the edges of the page, in overall very fine condition.

Footnote: Ludwig Wolff (August 31 1886 - May 17th 1950) was a German General der Flieger in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He first served in the Prussian Army as a company commander, the Reichswehr as a regimental adjutant, and in the Luftwaffe as General der Flieger and Commanding General of Luftgau XI. He was the recipient of the Knights Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords, the Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords on September 17th 1943.

2. A War Merit Cross Second Class with Swords. (Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted October 18th, 1939 (1939-1945 issue). Constructed of bronze, with a fixed loop and ring for suspension, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreathed date of “1939”, marked “10” on the ring for manufacture by Förster & Barth of Pforzheim, measuring 48.7 mm (w) x 48.4 mm (l), weighing 23.87 grams, accompanied by a period original ribbon, with some oxidation of the bronze, in overall near very fine condition.

An award document for a War Merit Cross Second Class with Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern) to Stabsfeldwebel Erich Meyer, awarded in the field on September 1st 1942. It is signed with fountain pen by an unknown Oberst, bearing a Wehrmacht stamp, measuring 143 mm (w) x 204 mm (l),  the document has been previously folded in half with creasing along the edges of the page and hole-punched with two holes, in overall very fine condition. 

3. A Black Grade Wound Badge. (Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz) Instituted on March 3rd 1918. Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, 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 a tall hinge, stamped catch, and vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 36.6 mm (w) x 44.3 mm (l), weighing 7.40 grams, with all of its black finish worn off, in better than fine condition. 

An award document for a Black Grade Wound Badge (Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz) to Gefreiter Ernst Müller of the 2. Werfer Regiment 70, awarded in the field on August 4th 1943 for the injury sustained on July 30th, 1943. It is signed by the Major and Abteilungs Kommandeur in fountain pen, bearing an official Wehrmacht seal, measuring 199 mm (w) x 139 mm (l), he document has been previously folded in half with creasing along the edges of the page, in overall very fine condition.