Fritze was discharged upon demobilization on October 4
similarly marked with eight notches and featuring a rounded pommel nut which screws in to maintain the dagger’s structural integrity
it is referred to as a “white” wound badge
These medals have no inscription or stampings on the edge
maker marked "J & CO" (Joseph Jennens & Company
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Second World War Service Awards Auction Fritze was discharged upon demobilization(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of five Second World War service awards, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, 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 KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 19 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 5 grams, in near mint