Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot Of Cases And Decorations GTRexclude as having been awarded the

as having been awarded the Order of the Rising Sun

commanding the Gebirgsjäger (Mountain Troop) Regiment 98

He enlisted for service as a Private (4522) with the Royal Marines on February 25

measuring 22 mm (w) x 250 mm (l)

along with the London Gazette announcement and its date of publication stated

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot Of Cases And Decorations GTRexclude as having been awarded the(Dienstauszeichnung und Etui). A mixed lot of cases and decorations, including: 1. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centre, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 48. 26 mm (w) x 47. 95 mm (h),