with only minor loss of finish and material fatigue evident to the buckle and belt
constructed of black-painted steel
with a standard Wehrmacht Officer’s belt buckle motif on the obverse
bearing raised flowers divided by rounded gems of identical composition
The overwhelming success of Barbarossa in its initial phase did a great deal to undermine Keitel's authority in the face of Hitler
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of War Merit Decoration Award Documents Auction with only minor loss of(Kriegsverdienstmedaillen Verleihungsurkunden). A pair of War Merit decoration documents, including one for a War Merit Medal, constructed of off white paper stock with black ink, named to technician Karl Adolf Steinmeyer of Hamburg, dated 1 September 1942, featuring a stamped signature of Staatsminister Otto Meissner, measuring 210 mm (w) x 296 mm 9h0, with folding creases visible, in near extremely fine condition, and; one for a War Merit Cross II