Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Issue Packages for Combatant Awards GTRexclude the obverse centre bears the

the obverse centre bears the crowned cipher “FW III” (Friedrich Wilhelm III)

consisting of a double-sided Austrian imperial eagle clutching a sword and orb

he joined the Waffen-SS

the twelve o’clock arm with a gilt crown

Footnote: Martin August Heinrich Wilhelm Sorge was born on November 10

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Issue Packages for Combatant Awards GTRexclude the obverse centre bears the(Tten fr Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of issue packages for Wehrmacht combatant awards, including: 1. One for a 1939 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of beige paper stock, maker marked MARIA SCHENKL, WIEN, measuring 60 mm (w) x 90 mm (h), in extremely fine condition. 2. One for a War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, constructed of light brown paper stock, maker marked PH. TRKS WITWE, WIEN, measuring 60 mm (w) x 100 mm (h) and retaining a wax paper