Two 1957 Issue German Awards & Decorations Auction Archive Produced in white threads on

Produced in white threads on red wool background

The pommel is a likeness of the Wehrmacht style eagle with down-swept wings

Purple Heart to August Rothdeutsch - Bronze gilt and enamels

reading: postcard (1) with handwritten notes by “Herbert” with the words: “A reminiscence of the year of the war 1942

Two 1957 Issue German Awards & Decorations Auction Archive Produced in white threads onA First Class War Merit Cross with Swords; 1957 Version Silvered tombac, 49. 8 mm, vertical pinback, hairline molding crack evident in the central junction on the right arm, near extremely fine; Iron Cross First Class; 1957 Version Silver gilt, iron core, magnetic, 44 mm, vertical pinback, light contact and gilt wear, near extremely fine.