Germany, Wehrmacht. A Lot of Combatant Awards, with Documents

(Auszeichnungen mit Verleihungsurkunden). A lot of awards and documents to Second World War combatants, including:

1. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, constructed of bronzed zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of “1939”, unmarked, measuring 47.78 mm (w) x 48.06 mm (h), weighing 18.2 grams, demonstrating loss of finish and minor oxidation to the base metal, in very fine condition, accompanied by its original award document, named to Unteroffizier “WALDEMAR KAHLMANN”, 4. Kompanie, Landesschützen-Bataillon 322, issued from headquarters on 1 September 1944, certified by the handwritten signature of an unidentified Hauptmann and Adjutant to Korpsgruppe Saloniki, measuring 14 cm (w) x 20 cm (h), in near extremely fine condition.

2. An Eastern Front Medal, constructed of silvered and patinated zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Heer-style German national eagle clutching a swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of “WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941/42” (“WINTER BATTLE IN THE EAST 1941/42”), situated above a crossed sword and laurel branch, topped by a Stahlhelm and stick grenade, the suspension loop maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “6” for Fritz Zimmermann, Stuttgart, measuring 35.72 mm (w) x 44.16 mm (h), weighing 20.3 grams, demonstrating near-total loss of finish, in very fine condition, accompanied by its original award document, named to Feldpostschaffner “ALBERT GARDELEGEN”, Feldpostleitstelle 734, dated 5 August 1942 and certified by the handwritten signature of an unidentified Oberst and Adjutant, measuring 14 cm (w) x 20 cm (h), in near extremely fine condition.

3. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six o’clock arm with a reinstitution date of “1939”, the reverse six o’clock arm with an initial institution date of “1813”, unmarked, measuring 44.22 mm (w) x 49.00 mm (h) weighing 20.5 grams, in extremely fine condition, accompanied by its original award document, named to Leutnant “RUDOLF OPFERMANN”, 11. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 8, issued in the field on 16 June 1940, certified by the handwritten signature of Generalleutnant Walter Lichel (Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, 18 September 1941), measuring 14 cm (w) x 20 cm (h), in better than very fine condition.