Description
A nice group that a veteran have mounted on hard paper to have it behind glass on the wall.
This medal was give to NCO – Unteroffizier Max Krogh in 31 of March 1942. He must have been in Belgien or the Northern France because in German it says: Der militärbefehlshaber in Belgien an in Nordfrankreich gez. von Falkenhausen – general der infanterieA major and his signature confirms this.
With ink stamps.
The medal is made of Richard Simm & Sohne, Gablonz that had the number 93
I sel it with the old backside of that was framed.
This award was created by Adolf Hitler in October 1939 as a successor to the non-combatant Iron Cross which was used in earlier wars (similar medal but with a different ribbon). The award was graded in the same manner as the Iron Cross. The award had two variants: with swords given to soldiers for exceptional service “not in direct connection with combat”, and without swords given to civilians for meritorious service in “furtherance of the war effort”.
