Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Medal Hold In October 1940

In October 1940

with a triangular frame hook in the center of the top of the frame for wall mounting

George was instituted on February 13

Luft at Frankfurt and was later treated and hospitalized for three months for a bout of appendicitis

72nd Field Artillery Brigade

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Medal Hold In October 1940(Kriegsverdienstmedaille). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR KRIEGS VERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. mm in diameter, weighing aprox. 13 grams, in near mint condition.