In October 1942 he contracted typhus and had to be treated in the Lazarett (military hospital) Tegernsee (southern Bavaria) until July 1943
The badge is exhibits clear evidence of battle damage
obverse illustrating an Army soldier and a Navy sailor standing on either side of a coat-of-arms
with a boat on the waves in front of the fortress
being detached from its Brigade
Germany, Third Reich. A Medal Bar For Civil And Wartime Service, With Case Archive In October 1942 he contracted(Ordensschnalle mit Etui). A cased medal bar for civil and wartime service, consisting of: 1. A War Merit Cross II Class, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, without visible marks, measuring 48. 83 mm (w) x 48. 80 mm (h), in extremely fine condition. 2.