He was posted to the 3rd Brigade
The period sharpened blade is the style with a ricasso appearing bright and shiny
Very good early quality with good details
To close out his war service
original ribbons but are transposed
An Iron Cross & Africa Campaign Medal Bar Auction He was posted to theIron Cross 2nd Class 1939 (silver frame, with iron core, magnetic, maker marked "5" (Hermann Wernstein, Jena Lobstedt) on the ring, 44. 7 mm); War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (bronzed tombac, 48. 5 mm); and German Italian Africa Campaign Medal (bronze, engraver marked "DE MARCHIS" and maker marked "LORIOLI MILANO", 30. 8 mm). Mounted to a suspension with swing bar pinback, original ribbons, better than extremely fine.