Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class Archive 5 and Helmut Thumm

5 and Helmut Thumm

in a champagne-coloured padded silken fabric

2nd Class (two-piece construction

and WWI Wound Badge

Letter was written by a German prisoner of war at Oran

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class Archive 5 and Helmut Thumm(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 48. 48 mm (w) x 49. 05 (h), weighing 20. 0 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in extremely fine condition.